Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity in three cross sectional studies of British children, 1974-94

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7277, 2001, Pages 24-26

  Chinn, S ^a   Rona, R J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035814614     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7277.24     Document Type: Article

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