Anthropometric indices of middle socio-economic class school children in Karachi compared with NCHS standards - A pilot study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 264-266

  Aziz, Sina ^a   Puri, Deneize Asim ^a   Hossain, Kehkashan Zehra ^a   Hussain, Faiza ^a   Naqvi, S A A ^a   Rizvi, S A H ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; PILOT STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); PAKISTAN; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248644850     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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