Familial clustering of obesity and the role of nutrition: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1617-1622

  Mirmiran, P ^a   Mirbolooki, M ^a   Azizi, F ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Familial; Nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0036955197     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802120     Document Type: Article

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