Overweight, obesity and skinfold thicknesses of children of African or Indian descent in Trinidad and Tobago

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 989-998

  Gulliford, M C ^a   Mahabirb, D ^b   Rockeb, B ^b   Chinna, S ^a   Ronaa, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Children; Ethnic groups; Obesity; Overweight; Subcapular skinfold thickness; Triceps skinfold thickness; Trinidad and Tobago; West Indies

Indexed keywords

WEIGHT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WORK;

EID: 0035162886     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.5.989     Document Type: Article

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