Early linear growth retardation in Chongqing, China

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-277

  Liu, Y X ^a,b   Li, H Q ^b   Yang, X Q ^b   Karlberg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Child growth; Community based; Growth stunting; Linear growth retardation; Prospective study; Risk factors; Short stature

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHINA; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033011087     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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