Anthropometry and Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in a Sub-urban Region in Tanzania

Anthropometry and Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in a Sub-urban Region in Tanzania

<strong>Background:</strong> Although undernutrition in children is widely recognized as a major health problem in Tanzania, region-specific prevalence data remain scarce. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of stunting and thinness among primary-school-age...

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Main Authors:	Arno Teblick, Sofie De Deken, Wies Vanderbruggen, Marie Vermeersch, Sofie Teblick, Maarten Ruymaekers, Jasmine Andries, Robert Colebunders, Bruno P Mmbando
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2017-07-01
Series:	International Journal of School Health
Subjects:	prevalence anthropometry school aged children undernutrition tanzania
Online Access:	http://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_45121_7e096c73329ef9d05019c71d506ec3cb.pdf

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