The prevalence of obesity and undernutrition in Scottish children: Growth monitoring within the child health surveillance programme

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 32-37

  Armstrong, J ^a   Reilly, J J ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Children; Obesity; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBESITY; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038295973     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300304800202     Document Type: Article

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