A cross-sectional study of standing height, sitting height and total lower limb length as indicator of growth among school children of Gond tribe boys of Pathria block, Mungeli district Chhattisgarh, India

Dharam Singh Rathia¹, Praveen Kumar Banjare^2*, R N Das³, Sudha Deshpandey⁴

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital Joka Kolkata West Bengal, INDIA.

²Assistant Professor, ⁴Ex- Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy Pt. J. N. M. Medical College, Ayush and health science University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.

³Medical officer, CHC Bhatapara, District- Balodabajar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.

Email: pravnbn@gmail.com

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