Assessment of Agreement between the National (Indian Academy of Pediatrics) and International (Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization) growth references among tibetan adolescent girls of Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh

Assessment of Agreement between the National (Indian Academy of Pediatrics) and International (Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization) growth references among tibetan adolescent girls of Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh

Context: Various growth assessment references are available to assess nutritional status. The use of body mass index (BMI) in adolescents is well established for clinical and public health applications. It is required to compare national references with the international, to avoid over/underestimati...

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Main Authors: Shweta Singh, Neelam Singh, Gautam Kumar Kshatriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Subjects:
adolescent girls
body mass index
growth references
stunting
Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2020;volume=13;issue=6;spage=624;epage=629;aulast=Singh

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