Assessment of linear growth of affluent urban Pakistani adolescents according to CDC 2000 references

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 282-291

  Hakeem, R ^a   Shaikh, A H ^b   Asar, F ^a  

^a Rana Liaqat Ali Khan Govt Coll H   (Pakistan)

^b FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY SIZE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; EURASIA; KARACHI; PAKISTAN; SIND; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3042810274     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460310001658800     Document Type: Article

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