New urban geographies of West Bengal, East India

Provincial Geographies of India; Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Sikkim

Cutaneous Anthrax, West Bengal, India, 2007

Techapp.pdf), E. vittiventris cockroaches are considered to be harmless and have not been associated with human disease or transmission of pathogens. We did not observe any allergic reactions or an increase in colonization or infection rates of multidrugresistant organisms. B. germanica cockroaches are nocturnal, cannot fl y, are always encountered within human habitations, and require speciali...

A study on Cormic Index among semi-urban Bengalee Boys of West Bengal, India.

Since stature is an additive measurement, it would be useful to examine the pattern of its constituent segments in terms of sitting height and subischial leg length for the evaluation and insight of various growth related issues as well. The aim of the present study was to understand the growth patterns with respect to height (HT), sitting height (SH), subischial leg length (SLL), Cormic Index ...

Double burden of malnutrition among urban Bengalee adolescent boys in Midnapore, West Bengal, India

Malnutrition is an important public health problem worldwide. Therefore a study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of adolescent thinness, overweight and obesity in Midnapore town, West Bengal, India. A total of 974 adolescent boys aged 10-18 years were selected following multistage cluster sampling method from three higher secondary schools. Data was collected using pretested questionnair...

Overweight and Obesity among Urban Bengalee Early Adolescent School Girls of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Soumyajit Maiti1,2, MSc; Kausik Chatterjee1, MSc; Kazi Monjur Ali1, MSc; Abhinandan Ghosh1, MSc; Debidas Ghosh*1,2,3, MSc, PhD; Shyamapada Paul2,3, MSc, PhD 1. Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India 2. Rural Research Institute of Physiology & Applied Nutrition ‘Gitanjali’, Midnapore, West Bengal, India 3. Nutrition & Die...