Prevalence and determinants of stunting and overweight in 3-year-old black South African children residing in the Central Region of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 501-508

  Mamabolo, Ramoteme L ^a,b   Alberts, Marianne ^a   Steyn, Nelia P ^b   Delemarre Van De Waal, Henriette A ^c   Levitt, Naomi S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Determinants; Overweight; Risk factors; Sociodemographic factors; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTING SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 26444598414     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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