The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Head and Chest Circumference of 'Well to Do' Boys in Haryana


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1 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Shahdara, India
     

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The health and nutritional status ot school children reflects the quality of human resource in future. Anthropometric measurements like weight, height and skinfold thickness have been employed to assess the nutritional status of school children. Head and chest circumferences are measurements to carry out in field situations to find out the nutritional status of these children. The present study was conducted amongst well to do Haryana children to compare this measurements of head and chest circumferences with the measurements obtained on all India basis.
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S. K. Bhasin
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Shahdara, India
U. Kapil
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Shahdara, India

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The health and nutritional status ot school children reflects the quality of human resource in future. Anthropometric measurements like weight, height and skinfold thickness have been employed to assess the nutritional status of school children. Head and chest circumferences are measurements to carry out in field situations to find out the nutritional status of these children. The present study was conducted amongst well to do Haryana children to compare this measurements of head and chest circumferences with the measurements obtained on all India basis.