Nutritional Characteristics and Body Mass Index of Children in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2100-2104

  Paulino, Yvette C ^a   Coleman, Patricia ^a   Davison, Nicola H ^a   Lee, Soo K ^a   Camacho, Tayna B ^a   Tenorio, Lynnette F ^a   Murphy, Suzanne P ^a   Novotny, Rachel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MINERALS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; VITAMINS;

EID: 56249122960     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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