Secular trends in growth of preschool children from rural Maharashtra, India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 420-430

  Rao, Shobha ^a   Kanade, Asawari N ^a   Joshi, Smita B ^a   Sarode, Jayshree S ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Height; India; Preschool children; Secular growth change; Weight

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873166075     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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