Socioeconomic and gender differences in adolescents' nutritional status in urban Cameroon, Africa

Nutrition Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 313-319

  Dapi, Léonie N ^a   Janlert, Urban ^a   Nouedoui, Christophe ^b   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Håglin, Lena ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anthropometry; Overweight; Socioeconomic; Stunting; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY SIZE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; THINNESS;

EID: 67449089648     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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