Undernutrition in the Kora Mudi tribal population, West Bengal, India: A comparison of body mass index and mid-upper-arm circumference

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Bisai, Samiran ^a   Bose, Kaushik ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Humans; India; Kora Mudi; Mid upper arm circumference; Nutritional status; Tribe

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MINORITY GROUP; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 65349185719     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650903000106     Document Type: Article

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