Prevalence of overweight and obesity in British children: Cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7216, 1999, Pages 1039-

  Reilly, John J ^a,b   Dorosty, Ahmad R ^a   Emmett, Pauline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033576157     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7216.1039     Document Type: Article

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