The anthropometric status of elderly women in rural Ghana and factors associated with low body mass index

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 881-886

  Blankson, B ^a   Hall, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; anthropometry; elderly women; Ghana

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; GHANA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SOCIAL STATUS; TOOTH; UNDERWEIGHT; VISUAL ACUITY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84874653090     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0065-5     Document Type: Article

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