Obesity: A crisis of growing proportions

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 325-328

  Berall, Glenn B ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Childhood; Energy balance; Obesity; Risk factors; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL;

EID: 0036347380     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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