Anthropometry as a tool for measuring malnutrition: Impact of the new WHO growth standards and reference

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Duggan, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD REARING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNDERWEIGHT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749339034     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: 14653281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532810X12637745451834     Document Type: Review

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