A study on nutritional status of adolescent girls with reference to BMI among school going adolescent girls, Chidambaram.
Journal Title: Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Adolescence is a crucial period of important distinctions together with physiological, physical, behavioral and social changes. Under-nutrition among adolescent girls is a major public health problem unsound food habits and lack of nutritional awareness are considered to be the main factors in determining nutritional status.
Authors and Affiliations
Christa Kingston| Post Graduate, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, P. K. Govindarajan| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, John William Felix| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, N. Ethirajan| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, T. K. Senthil Murugan| Faculty, Department of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India
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