Nutritional status correlated with sociodemographic and economic factors among preparatory school-aged children in the Gaza Strip

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-119

  Kanao, Basil J ^a   Abu Nada, Osama S ^a   Zabut, Baker M ^b  

^a Al Azhar University

^b IUG   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measures; Nutritional status; Preparatory school aged children; Sociodemographic and economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PALESTINE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 59849108537     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-008-0229-2     Document Type: Article

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