References
- Abdulfattah M. Assessment of the nutritional status of school children in Sultanate of Oman. Bulletin of High Institute of Public Health (Alexandria) 1978; 8: 229–240
- Amine E.K. Bahrain, Nutrition Status Survey. UNICEF/Gulf Office, Abu-DhabiUAE 1980
- Blair D., Gregory W.B. The Nutrition Status of Bahraini School Girls Aged 7–18 years. Bahrain Sport Institute, Bahrain 1985
- Davies D.P. The importance of genetic influences on growth in early childhood with particular reference to children of Asiatic origin. Linear Growth Retardation in Less Developed countries, J.C. Waterlow. Raven Press, New York 1988; Vol. 14: 75–90, In Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series
- Eid N., al-Hooti S., Bourisly N., Khalafawi M. Nutritional anthropometry of school children in Kuwait. Nutrition Report International 1986; 33: 253–260
- Frisancho A.R. New norms of upper limb fat and muscle areas for assessment of nutritional status. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1981; 34: 2540–2545
- Gopalan C. (1984) Development and deprivation: the Indian experience. Proceedings of the Fourth Asian Congress of Nutrition. 1983, V. Tanphaichitr, W. Dahlan, V. Suphakarn, A. Valyasevi. Aksorsmai Press, Bangkok, 248–248, In
- Government of Bahrain. Annual report for 1946. 1946, (Bahrain)
- Government of Bahrain. Annual report for 1956. 1956, (Bahrain)
- Government of Bahrain. Annual report for 1960. 1960, (Bahrain)
- Gracey M. Normal growth and nutrition. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 1987; 49: 160–210
- Hafez A.S., Salem S.I., Cole T.J., Galal O.M., Massoud A. Sexual maturation and growth pattern in Egyptian boys. Annals of Human Biology 1981; 8: 461–467
- Hassan N., Ahmed K. Anthropometry and nutritional status as a function of energy intake in children 0 to 19 years in Bangladesh. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 1984; 3: 44–48
- Hijazi S.S., Abdulatiff D. The nutritional impact of school feeding programme in Mafraq area. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1986; 30: 174–180
- Jelliffe D.B. Assessment of the Nutritional Status of the Community. World Health Organization, Geneva 1966
- Fitness, Health and Work Capacity: International Standards for Assessment, A. Larson. MacMillan, New York 1974
- Mobayed M., Kamal F., El-Gashy B. A Study of the Needs of Childhood in Bahrain. UNICEF/High Council for Youth and Sports, Bahrain 1980, in Arabic
- Modebe O. The effect of homozygous sickle cell disease on the age at menache in Nigerian school-girls. Annals of Human Biology 1987; 14: 181–185
- Mohammed A.M., Al-Hilli F., Nadkarni K.V., Bhagwat G.P., Bapat J.P. Hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in hospital births in Bahrain. Bahrain Center for Studies and Research, Bahrain 1986
- Mokbel M., Pellett P.L. Nutrition in agricultural development in Aleppo province Syria I. Farm resources, rainfall and nutritional status. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 1987; 20: 1–14
- Musaiger A.O. The state of food and nutrition in the Arabian Gulf countries. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 1987; 54: 105–173
- National Center for Health Statistics. Growth curves for children, birth 6–18 years. Health Service and Mental Health Administration, Washington 1977
- Stephenson L.S., Latham M.C., Jansen A. A comparison of growth standards: Similarities between NCHS, Harvard, Denver and privileged African children and differences with Kenyan rural children. Cornell International Nutrition Monograph Series No. 12. Cornell University, New York 1983
- Zaghloul N.E., Dodani T. A study of the growth pattern of Bahraini children. Bulletin of High Institute of Public Health 1984; 14: 147–156, (Alexandria)
- Zaghloul N.E., El-Sherbini A.F., Al-Shayeb F.A. Dietary factors and physical activity of obese and non-obese adolescents. Bulletin of High Institute of Public Health 1984; 14: 31–49, (Alexandria)