Physical Growth In Secondary School Students In Relation To Father's Height In Qena
Nassary Fikiry Hemaid Abd-Elhalim;
Abstract
Growth is a vital process in human life that can be affected by so many factors including, Genetic, Racial, Geographical location and climate.
Stature is a good indicator of human growth, the assessment of linear growth is one of the most sensitive means for evaluating the overall wellbeing of a child, since it represent the net expression of genetic make up, adequacy of nutrition and environment and the residual effect of previous disease (Marshall, 1981).
Height is in most circumstances the best single index as it is at least a measure of a single tissue which is the bone. Weight is a measure of all tissues and is a much less useful parameter than heigh in long-termfollow up of a child's growth (Tanner, 1978).
Height is a stable measure compared with body weight which fluctuates markedly in health while height remain unaffected
Growth has three phases, the rapid growth of infant, the gradually decelerating growth of the prepubertal child and the growth spurt of adolescence.
This study was done to study the physical growth in secondary school students in relation to father's height the study
Stature is a good indicator of human growth, the assessment of linear growth is one of the most sensitive means for evaluating the overall wellbeing of a child, since it represent the net expression of genetic make up, adequacy of nutrition and environment and the residual effect of previous disease (Marshall, 1981).
Height is in most circumstances the best single index as it is at least a measure of a single tissue which is the bone. Weight is a measure of all tissues and is a much less useful parameter than heigh in long-termfollow up of a child's growth (Tanner, 1978).
Height is a stable measure compared with body weight which fluctuates markedly in health while height remain unaffected
Growth has three phases, the rapid growth of infant, the gradually decelerating growth of the prepubertal child and the growth spurt of adolescence.
This study was done to study the physical growth in secondary school students in relation to father's height the study
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| Title | Physical Growth In Secondary School Students In Relation To Father's Height In Qena | Other Titles | علاقة النمو الجسمي في طلاب المدارس الثانوية وقياس طول ابائهم بمحافظة قنا | Authors | Nassary Fikiry Hemaid Abd-Elhalim | Issue Date | 1999 |
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