Prevalence of overweight and obesity in affluent adolescent girls in Chennai in 1981 and 1998

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 775-779

  Subramanyam, Vedavati ^a   Jayashree, R ^b   Rafi, Mohammmad ^b  

^a KANCHI KAMAKOTI CHILDS TRUST HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Girls; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0041379658     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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