To study the prevalence of anaemia in young males and females with respect to the age, body mass index (BMI), activity profile and the socioeconomic status in rural Punjab

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1020-1026

  Gupta, Vitull K ^a   Maria, Arun Kumar ^a   Kumar, Rajiv ^a   Bahia, Jagjeet Singh ^a   Arora, Sonia ^b  

^a Adesh University   (India)

^b Kishori Ram Hospital and Diabetes Care Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Activity profile; Anaemia; Body mass index; Females; Prevalence; Punjab; Rural; Socioeconomic status; Young males

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 80054748084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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