Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Thessaloniki, Greece

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2001, Pages 1319-1326

  Krassas, G E ^a   Tzotzas, T ^a   Tsametis, C ^a   Konstantinidis, T ^a  

^a PANAGIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Greece; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Thessaloniki

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035189099     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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