Trend in physical growth among children in southern Iran, 1988-2003

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 510-514

  Ayatollahi, S M T ^a   Pourahmad, S ^a   Shayan, Z ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Growth; Height; Mid arm circumference (MAC); Trend; Weight

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; POST-WAR; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; IRAN; KOREA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; IRAN; KOREA; MALE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FARS; IRAN; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; SHIRAZ;

EID: 33750320812     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460600838704     Document Type: Article

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