Use Of IAP BMI Standards for Measuring Nutritional Status of Adolescents in India

Authors

  • Tapasvi Puwar Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India
  • Deepak Saxena Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India

Keywords:

BMI, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, ADOLESCENTS IN INDIA

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2016-06-30

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Puwar T, Saxena D. Use Of IAP BMI Standards for Measuring Nutritional Status of Adolescents in India. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];7(06):545-. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/996

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Vol. 7 No. 06 (2016)

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