BMI, body fat and waist-to-height ratio of stunted v. non-stunted Indian children: A case-control study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1389-1396

  Savanur, Mitravinda S ^a   Ghugre, Padmini S ^a  

^a SNDT WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BMI; Body fat; Children; India; Stunting; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INDIA; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIA; WAIST-HEIGHT RATIO;

EID: 84958745364     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980016000215     Document Type: Article

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