A cross-sectional study of the growth characteristics of Nigerian infants from birth to 2 years of age

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 356-362

  Vanderjagt, D J ^a   Waymire, L ^a   Obadofin, M O ^b   Marjon, N ^a   Glew, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fulani; Growth; Head circumference; Infants; Lactating women; Malnutrition; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LACTATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 73149108860     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp022     Document Type: Article

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