Implications of the use of the new WHO growth charts on the interpretation of malnutrition and obesity in infants and young children in Oman

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 890-898

  Alasfoor, D ^a   Mohammed, A J ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OBESITY; OMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 73149103659     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.4.890     Document Type: Article

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