The association between television viewing and childhood obesity: A national survey in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages

  Ruangdaraganon, Nichara ^a   Kotchabhakdi, Nittaya ^a   Udomsubpayakul, Umaporn ^b   Kunanusont, Chaiyos ^c   Suriyawongpaisal, Paibul ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Television Viewing; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; TELEVISION; THAILAND;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; TELEVISION; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036881760     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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