Nutritional Status Assessment Using Who Z- Scores (bmi for Age) in Children Aged 6-15 Years – a Study from Central India
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Methodology: Cross sectional study was carried out among children of 6-15 years age group residing in field practice area of urban health training centre (UHTC) of a medical college in Bhopal.270 children were enrolled in study 54 children were selected from each one of the five localities catered by UHTC. Data was collected with the interview technique followed by anthropometric measurements by door to door survey.
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