Determinants of overweight associated with stunting in preschool children of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-161

  Said Mohamed, Rihlat ^a   Allirot, Xavier ^a   Sobgui, Makamto ^b   Pasquet, Patrick ^a,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^c MUSÉE DE L HOMME   (France)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Maternal factors; Overweight; Preschool children; Stunting

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAMEROON; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BODY MASS INDEX; CAMEROON; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; CENTRE [CAMEROON]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; YAOUNDE;

EID: 61749104328     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460802660526     Document Type: Article

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