Physical growth of children in urban, suburban and rural mainland China: A study of 20 years' change

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Li, Hui ^a   Zong, Xinnan ^a   Zhang, Jing ^b   Zhu, Zonghan ^a  

^a CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chest circumference; Growth; Height; Secular trends; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79953185401     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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