Morbidity and mortality associated with elevated body weight in children and adolescents

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Must, Aviva ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; body weight; children; Morbidity; mortality; obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029960094     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.3.445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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