The comparison of nutritional status between Turkman and Non-Turkman ethnic groups in north of Iran

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2635-2640

  Veghari, Gholam Reza ^a   Golalipour, Mohammad Jafar ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Ethnic; Height; Iran; Weight

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NUTRITION; RURAL AREAS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

CHILDREN; ETHNIC; HEIGHT; IRAN; WEIGHT;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 35348941753     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.2635.2640     Document Type: Article

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