Height and weight of 'well-to-do' school children in Haryana
Bhasin, S.K.; Singh, S.; Kapil, U.; Sood, V.P.; Gaur, D.R.
Indian Pediatrics 27(10): 1089-1093
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-6061 PMID: 2090596 Document Number: 361674
A study was conducted in five public schools of Haryana. Height and weight of 4405 weel-to-do school children (both sexes) between the ages of 5 to 15 years were measured using standard accepted technique. Height and weight of children were compared with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) standards; the values of mean height and weight of the Haryana children were significantly higher for both sexes at all ages.