Weight-for-height of children in Iran

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-547

  Hosseini, M ^a   Carpenter, R G ^a   Mohammad, K ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b London Sch of Hyg and Trop Med ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

IRAN;

EID: 0033230090     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144699282453     Document Type: Article

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