Nutritional status of adolescents among tea garden workers

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-347

  Medhi, G K ^a   Hazarika, N C ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; BMI; Growth; Stunting; Thinness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; STUNTING SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AGRICULTURE; INDIA; TEA;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TEA;

EID: 34248148451     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0057-3     Document Type: Article

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