Determinants of stunting in school-aged children of Tehran, Iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-179

  Esfarjani, Fatemeh ^a,b   Roustaee, Roshanak ^a   Mohammadi, Fatemeh ^a   Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad ^c,d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Breast feeding; Children; Stunting

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUNTING;

EID: 84874770311     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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