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ERIC Number: EJ202469
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Jan
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Height/Weight Disproportion in Elementary School Children.
Humphrey, Patricia
Journal of School Health, v49 n1 p25-29 Jan 1979
This paper discusses the importance of studying physical growth patterns in children and presents the results of a survey of height and weight measurements collected on 1,953 children ages 5-11. The need for behavior changes and the part played by education in this process is outlined. (JMF)
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Children, Elementary Education, Individual Characteristics, Individual Differences, Measurement, Nutrition Instruction, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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