Prevalence of stunting and thinness among rural adolescents of Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India

Italian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Mondal, Nitish ^a   Sen, Jaydip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anthropometry; BMI; India; Stunting; Thinness; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950253401     PISSN: 17237815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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