Impact of birth weight on the nutritional status and academic performance of school age children

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1157-1161

  Odenigbo, U M ^a   Nkwoala, C C ^a   Okpala, O C ^a  

^a Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Children; LBW; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STUNTING;

EID: 79551651319     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.1157.1161     Document Type: Article

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