Childhood obesity in Kuwait - Prevalence and trends [3]

Family Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 463-464

  Sorkhou, Iman ^a   Al Qallaf, Khalda ^a   Al Shamali, Nawal ^a   Hajia, Ali ^a   Al Qallaf, Basma ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SCREENING TEST; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038263011     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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