Secular changes in body height and weight in children and adolescents in Poznan, Poland, between 1880 and 2000

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-282

  Krawczynski, M ^a   Walkowiak, J ^a   Krzyzaniak, A ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Body height; Body weight; Growth; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POLAND; SECULARISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037247943     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310009176     Document Type: Article

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