The prevalences of overweight and obesity in children aged 4 to 12 years in Gibraltar

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-331

  Kirk, Sara F L ^a   McLeod, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index cut offs; Children; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; GIBRALTAR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GIBRALTAR; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037933383     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2002440     Document Type: Article

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