The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Growth Pattern of Rural Indian Boys Aged 8-18 Years:A Longitudinal Study


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1 Department of Biometry and Nutrition Unit, Agharkar Research Institute, Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004, India
     

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People from most poor communities of developing countries like India have characteristically low body weight and substandard stature. As growth during adolescence contributes significantly to attainment of final anthropometric measurements of an individual, investigations on adolescent growth patterns among such communities assume significance.
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S. B. Joshi
Department of Biometry and Nutrition Unit, Agharkar Research Institute, Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004, India
A. N. Kanade
Department of Biometry and Nutrition Unit, Agharkar Research Institute, Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004, India
S. Rao
Department of Biometry and Nutrition Unit, Agharkar Research Institute, Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004, India

Abstract


People from most poor communities of developing countries like India have characteristically low body weight and substandard stature. As growth during adolescence contributes significantly to attainment of final anthropometric measurements of an individual, investigations on adolescent growth patterns among such communities assume significance.