Factors associated with obesity among adolescents;Fatores associados à obesidade em adolescentes

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 541-549

  De Fonseca, Vania Matos ^a   Sichieri, Rosely ^b,d   Da Veiga, Glória Valéria ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d Rua São Francisco Xavier ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Nutritional status; Obsesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032241994     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101998000600007     Document Type: Article

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