Application of WHO 2007 growth reference in assessing the anthropometric status of Nigerian adolescents; A systematic review and meta analysis

Objectives: The study was designed to assess the application of WHO 2007 growth reference by local studies published from 2009 to 2020 in data generation of Nigerian adolescents’ anthropometric status. Methods: Meta-analysis of literatures on anthropometric status of adolescents in Nigeria by articl...

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Main Authors: Gideon Iheme, Chinwe Uzokwe, Happiness Ezenwa, Chinaza Nwamadi, Elizabeth Okonkwo, Silverline Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Human Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266614972200007X