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An age-independent anthropometric index of nutritional status
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An age-independent anthropometric index of nutritional status
An age-independent anthropometric index of nutritional status
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A. E. Dugdale
A. E. Dugdale
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1 February 1971
journal article
research article
Published by
Elsevier
in
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Vol. 24
(2)
,
174-176
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/24.2.174
Abstract
For children between the ages of one and five years, the ratio weight/height
1.6
is independent of age but correlates with the nutritional status. This ratio can be used as a nutritional index when the age of the child is not accurately known.
Keywords
CHILDREN
INDEX OF NUTRITIONAL
ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEX
WEIGHT/HEIGHT
SUP
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
AGE INDEPENDENT ANTHROPOMETRIC
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