An anthropometric study of young schoolchildren in an area of Cape Town.
S Afr Med J
; 61(9): 303-5, 1982 Feb 27.
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| ID: mdl-7058468
A survey of the weights and heights of 896 Sub A (Grade I) schoolchildren was carried out in a working-class area of Cape Town where education is compulsory. Twenty-four per cent of all children were under the National Center for Health Statistics 5th percentile for weight and 20% were under that for height. The children under 7 1/2 years of age were felt to be truly representative of the community as a whole. For this group the proportions below the 5th percentile were 22% for weight and 18% for height. This relatively favourable picture is compared with earlier studies.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Antropometría
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
S Afr Med J
Año:
1982
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Sudáfrica