Prevalence of stunting, underweight and obesity in school aged children in Uyo, Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 459-466

  Opara, D C ^a   Ikpeme, E E ^a   Ekanem, U S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Obesity; School aged children; Stunting; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 77958047708     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.459.466     Document Type: Article

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