Physical status, nutrient intake and dietary pattern of adolescent female factory workers in urban Bangladesh

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-26

  Khan, Moududur Rahman ^a   Ahmed, Faruk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Bangladesh; Body size; Dietary pattern; Factory workers; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PROTEIN; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; DIET; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MENARCHE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT STATURE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; URBAN AREA; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 17144415223     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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