Anthropometric characteristics of Indian school children living in Bahrain

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-306

  Musaiger, Abdulrahman O ^a   D'Souza, Reshma ^a  

^a Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; BMI; Body weight; Obesity; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD;

EID: 57049094459     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2008.20.3.293     Document Type: Article

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