Physical growth of children and adolescents in China over the past 35 years;Croissance physique des enfants et adolescents en Chine au cours des 35 dernières années

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 555-564

  Zong, Xin Nan ^a   Li, Hui ^a  

^a CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHINA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; URBANIZATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84905266372     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.126243     Document Type: Article

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