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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136501703321

Autore

Gautam Rajesh K. <1970->

Titolo

Human growth and nutrition : a biocultural synthesis / / Rajesh K. Gautam and Prasanna K. Patra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Delhi : , : Kalpaz, , 2016

ISBN

93-5128-992-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 pages) : map

Soggetti

Medical anthropology - India

Human growth - India

Nutrition - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- HalfTitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Theme - 1 : Human Growth and Development -- 1. Ultrasonographic Prenatal Growth Study of Human Foetuses among the Meitei of Manipur -- 2. Growth Pattern of stature and Body Weight during Childhood and Adolescence: A Cross-sectional Study among School Boys of Guwahati, Assam, India -- 3. Pattern of Growth among Homozygous Sicklers: Cross-sectional Study among Mehra a Scheduled Caste of Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh -- 4. Growth and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Tibetans in Odisha -- 5. Growth Pattern of the Adolescent: A Cross-sectional Study among the Bhotia of Uttarakhand, India -- Theme - 2 : Under-Nutrition and Disease -- 6. Prevalence of Thinness, Overweight and Obesity among Karbi Tribal Children Aged 5-12 Years of Karbi Anglong, Assam Northeast India -- 7. Co-prevalence of Under-nutrition and Hypertension among Indian Tribal Populations -- 8. Prevalence of Anemia among Tribals in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha -- Theme - 3 : Adult Nutrition, BMI and Puberty -- 9. Age at Puberty and Nutritional Status: A Comparative Study among Adult Females of two Different Ecological Zones -- 10. Nutritional Status of Mawasis of Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh -- Theme - 4 : Physical activity and body composition -- 11. Habitual Physical Activity, Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Health: Study among Rajput Women



of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh -- 12. A Study of Physical Activity Level Among the Chamba Youth (17-18 Years) of Himachal Pradesh -- Theme - 5 : Nutritional status and associated factors -- 13. Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among the Tribal Children of Three Ecological Zones of India -- 14. Nutritional Status of Santal Children in two Villages of Birbhum District, West Bengal.

15. Nutritional and Haematological Status of Migrant Pano Community of Slums in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India -- Theme - 6 : Food Security and Healthcare -- 16. Role of Self Help Groups in Providing Food Security and Health Care with Reference to Children: A Study in Andhra Pradesh.