Sociodemographic determinants of growth among Malian adolescent females

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-290

  Leslie, Timothy F ^b   Pawloski, Lisa R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALI; MORPHOMETRICS; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; WASTING SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALI; NUTRITION DISORDERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WASTING SYNDROME;

MALIA;

EID: 77952057070     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20980     Document Type: Article

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