Persistence of growth stunting in a Peruvian high altitude community, 1964-1999

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-374

  Pawson, Ivan G ^b   Huicho, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PERU; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PERU; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77952085730     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21001     Document Type: Article

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