Composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) classification: Is it more useful? [1]

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-

  Bhattacharyya, Amiya Kumar ^a,b  

^a CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (India)

^b Surendranath Co operative Housing Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 33645550967     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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