Stature and body mass of Nigerian children aged 9-12 years

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-331

  Goon, D T ^a   Toriola, A L ^a   Shaw, B S ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Child; Growth and development; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; POVERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84862571515     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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