Open AccessA comparison of the nutritional status of adolescents from selected schools of South India and UAE : A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Ghalib J Haboubi,
Rizwana B Shaikh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.51230
Subject(s) - anthropometry , wasting , ethnic group , cross sectional study , demography , percentile , medicine , socioeconomic status , geography , environmental health , population , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology , anthropology , endocrinology
To assess the nutritional status of adolescents of Indian origin living in India and the United Arab Emirates to see how variable the prevalence is of stunting and wasting among adolescents of the same ethnic background living in different socio-economic and demographic environments.