Growth and nutritional status of Tibetan children at high altitude

Collegium Antropologicum

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 807-812

  Argnani, Lisa ^a   Cogo, Annalisa ^b   Gualdi Russo, Emanuela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Growth; High altitude; Nutritional status; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIBET;

EID: 53549088315     PISSN: 03506134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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