Secular trends in the prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity among South African children (1994-2004)

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 835-840

  Armstrong, M E G ^a   Lambert, M I ^a   Lambert, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

obesity; overweight; South African primary school children; stunting

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PLESIOMORPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUNTING; TREND STUDY;

EID: 85027947986     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.46     Document Type: Article

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