Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children and adolescents: Reassessment of 1985 and 1995 data against new standard international definitions

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 174, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 561-564

  Magarey, A M ^a   Daniels, L A ^a   Boulton, T J C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

EID: 0035806188     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143435.x     Document Type: Article

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