Body mass index measurements and prevalence of overweight and obesity in school-children living in the province of Belgian Limburg

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 343-346

  Massa, Guy ^a  

^a Virga Jesseziekenhuis ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036258043     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-0932-x     Document Type: Article

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