School performance and weight status of children and young adolescents in a transitional society in Thailand

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-277

  Mo suwan, L ^a   Lebel, L ^a   Puetpaiboon, A ^a   Junjana, C ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Overweight; School performance; Transitional society

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; OCCUPATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND;

EID: 0033029262     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800808     Document Type: Article

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