Central overweight and obesity in British youth aged 11–16 years: Cross sectional surveys of waist circumference

BMJ

Volumn 326, Issue 7390, 2003, Pages 624-

  Mccarthy, H David ^a   Ellis, Sandra M ^a   Cole, Tim J ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037460845     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7390.624     Document Type: Article

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