Demographic and socio-economic factors affecting the physical development, haemoglobin and parasitic infections status of schoolchildren in Sanliurfa province, Turkey

Public Health

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-158

  Ulukanligil, M ^a   Seyrek, A ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Demographic and socio economic factors; Haemoglobin; Nutrition; Parasitic infections; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; PARASITIC DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; INCOME; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITOSIS; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNEMPLOYMENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITIC DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EURASIA; TURKEY; URFA;

EID: 0742285277     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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