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Authors
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1 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Shahdara, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 35, No 11 (1998), Pagination: 307-309
Abstract
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.
