Measuring catch-up growth in malnourished populations

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-75

  Hirvonen, Kalle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African height puzzle; Children; Compensatory growth; Height; Under nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; COMPENSATION; DATA SET; GRAPHICAL METHOD; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MALNUTRITION; RURAL AREA;

KAGERA; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MALNUTRITION; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890050397     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2013.827239     Document Type: Article

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