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Nutrition education improves knowledge and BMI-for-age in Ghanaian school-aged children

BACKGROUND: Adequate nutrition is required for growth and development in children. This study tested the effectiveness of nutrition education on knowledge and BMI-for-age (BFA) of school-aged children in the Kumasi Metropolis. METHODS: Children, aged 9–13 years old were recruited from ten randomly s...

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Autores principales:	Annan, Reginald A, Apprey, Charles, Agyemang, Godwin O, Tuekpe, Diane M, Asamoah-Boakye, Odeafo, Okonogi, Satoru, Yamauchi, Taro, Sakurai, Takeshi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Makerere Medical School 2021
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568213/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795753 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.55

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