A Study of Growth in Iranian Village Children
Open Access
- 1 May 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 21 (5) , 488-494
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/21.5.488
Abstract
1) Six hundred and twenty-two school boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 17 in Iran were measured and examined clinically. 2) Of these, 126 were 3 or more sd below the Iowa mean standard growth curve. 3) Evidence of malnutrition and sexual retardation was noted in a high percentage of the latter group. Mild hypoproteinemia and anemia existed in a majority of this group. Low plasma zinc levels occurred in 31 out of 50 boys in whom this was determined. 4) Factors involved in these growth defects are discussed.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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