Comparative study of nutritional status of urban and rural Nigerian school children

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-43

  Oninla, S O ^a,c   Owa, J A ^b   Onayade, A A ^b   Taiwo, O ^b  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUNTING SYNDROME; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WASTING SYNDROME;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33846653598     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml051     Document Type: Article

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