Chronic malnutrition in pregnant adolescents in rural Malawi: An anthropometric study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Kalanda, Boniface F ^a,b   Verhoeff, Francine H ^a,d   Brabin, Bernard J ^a,c,d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anthropometry; Malaria; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RURAL AREA; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33645637904     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500334869     Document Type: Article

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