Overweight and risk of overweight in schoolchildren aged 6-17 years old in Galicia (Spain);Estudio del riesgo de sobrepeso y sobrepeso en escolares de Galicia entre 6 y 17 años

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 523-528

  Crescente Pippi, J L ^a,b   Martin Acero R ^a   Cardesin Villaverde J M ^a   Romero Nieves, J L ^a   Pinto Guedes, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b Inst Nac de Educ Fis de Galicia   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Excess weight; Obesity; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037829495     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13048096     Document Type: Article

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