Open AccessNutrition and health status of school children in urban area of Ahmedabad, India: Comparison with Indian Council of Medical Research and body mass index standards
Author(s) -
Nehal Patel,
Geet Gunjana,
Shital M. Patel,
Rashmi Thanvi,
Paresh Sathvara,
Rajesh Joshi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.160010
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , malnutrition , public health , overweight , body mass index , pediatrics , population , anthropometry , environmental health , family medicine , nursing , pathology
Identifying the commonly prevailing health and nutritional disorders in school going children is essential to initiate appropriate public health measures.