Growth in some physical dimensions in relation to adolescent growth spurt among rural Indian children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-138

  Rao, Shobha ^a   Joshi, S ^a   Kanade, A ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY;

INDIA;

EID: 0034068229     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144600282244     Document Type: Article

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