Growth disorders among 6-year-old Iranian children

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Kelishadi, Roya ^a   Amiri, Masoud ^b   Motlagh, Mohammad Esmaeil ^c,d   Taslimi, Mahnaz ^e   Ardalan, Gelayol ^c   Rouzbahani, Reza ^a   Poursafa, Parinaz ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^d AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e Ministry of Education and Training   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child; Socioeconomic factor

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SHORT STATURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 84901848456     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: 20741812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.6761     Document Type: Article

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