Nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of primary school children in QwaQwa

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Oldewage Theron, W H ^a   Egal, A A ^a  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nutrition knowledge; Nutritional status; Primary school children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77957963246     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2010.11734329     Document Type: Article

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