The use of anthropometric and clinical parameters for early identification and categorisation of nutritional risk in pre-school children in Benin City, Nigeria

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 230-235

  Ojo, O ^a   Deane, R ^a   Amuna, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Clinical scores; Nutritional risk; Pre school children

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0034534610     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400012000410     Document Type: Article

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