A comparison of international references for the assessment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity in different populations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 973-982

  Wang, Y ^a   Wang, J Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; BMI; Child; Obesity; Overweight; Reference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; RUSSIA; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036772494     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601415     Document Type: Article

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