Nutritional status of adolescents in rural and urban Rohtak, Haryana

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 190-197

  Vashist, B M ^a   Joyti, ^a   Goel, M K ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anthropometry; Nutritional status; Rural; Stunting; Thinness; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954590453     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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