Factors influencing the growth and nutritional status of infants and young children in a Nigerian village
Morley, D.; Bicknell, J.; Woodland, M.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 62(2): 164-199
1968
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9203 PMID: 5643167 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(68)90155-7Document Number: 518771
Two groups, each of 52 children, were selected from 405 children in a Yoruba village of Western Nigeria. They were the children whose weights fell below the 10th percentile at 6, 9 or 12 months of age or were of satisfactory weight and above the 50th percentile at those ages. The relative weight positions of the children in the two groups were retained during the succeeding 4 years while there were similar weight gains also in their younger siblings.