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Growth charts, the secular trend and the growing concern of childhood obesity [1]

The growth of a child is a mirror of his or her health. It is also a mirror of the health of the nation. With the advent of industrialization and food security, industrialized countries witnessed a marked 'secular trend' in the physical development of children, with increases in height, weight and advancement in the age of puberty. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Vijaylakshmi Bhatia [2]
National Medical Journal of India [3]
24
5
260-262
Tags:
Obesity [4], Child Health [5], Delhi [6], India [7]

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