National reference centiles of anthropometric indices and BMI cut-off values in a child population in Nepal

National reference centiles of anthropometric indices and BMI cut-off values in a child population in Nepal

Background: There is a need for national- or ethnicity-specific growth reference values in developing countries like Nepal, where rapid urbanisation and consequential nutritional transition is taking place. Aim: To establish national growth reference percentiles for anthropometric indices and to pro...

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Main Authors: Saujanya Karki, Jari Päkkilä, Marja-Liisa Laitala, Marja Ojaniemi, Vuokko Anttonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-07-01
Series:Annals of Human Biology
Subjects:
adolescents
anthropometric
body mass index
children
nepal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2018.1530302

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2018.1530302

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