Prevalence and trends of overweight among preschool children in developing countries

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1032-1039

  De Onis, M ^a   Blossner, M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Developing countries; Growth monitoring; Infants; Nutrition assessment; Obesity; Overweight; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MONITORING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 0033796954     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.4.1032     Document Type: Article

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