Assessment of nutritional status of students of Lady Health Visitor class.
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چکیده
Anthropometric and biochemical data was collected in 195 unmarried Lady Health Visitostudents.The subjects were 16-25 years old. Fifty-six percent were underweight. Triceps skinfold thickness was less than the standard value in 57% cases. Average biochemical values were within the normal range. However, in 6% cases cholesterol values were abnormally high while in 12% low levels were encountered. Haemoglobin values were below 12 g/100 ml in 50% and haematocrit levels were low in 7% of the subjects (JPMA : 34: 272, 1984).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 34 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984