Epidemic of obesity in UK children

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9193, 1999, Pages 1874-1875

  Reilly, John J ^a   Dorosty, Ahmad R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033610667     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04555-9     Document Type: Article

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