Secular trends in height in different states of India in relation to socioeconomic characteristics and dietary intakes

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-34

  Mamidi, Raja Sriswan ^a   Kulkarni, Bharati ^a   Singh, Abhishek ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Animal source foods; Height; Indian population; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

AGE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; DIETARY SHIFT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HEIGHT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MILK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

INDIA;

ANIMALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957842302     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651103200103     Document Type: Article

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