Newly developed WHO growth standards: Implications for demographic surveys and child health programs

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 987-990

  Deshmukh, P R ^a   Dongre, A R ^a   Gupta, S S ^a   Garg, B S ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Growth standards; Malnutrition; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNDERWEIGHT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; THINNESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 36949026882     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0181-0     Document Type: Article

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