Body mass index in Australian children: Recent changes and relevance of ethnicity

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-20

  Lynch, Judith ^a   Wang, Xing Li ^a   Wilcken, David E L ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Dyslipidaemia; Health promotion; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VASCULAR DISEASE; WEIGHT;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034104918     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.1.16     Document Type: Article

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