Growth and nutrition of Hong Kong children aged 0-7 years

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-65

  Leung, S S F ^a   Chan, S M ^a   Lui, S ^a   Lee, W T K ^a   Davies, D P ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Chinese; Growth; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINESE; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0034002491     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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