Multicentric study on the frequency of obesity in school-age children in Italy;Studio multicentrico sulla frequenza di obesità in età scolare in Italia

Rivista Italiana di Pediatria

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-120

  Beccaria, L ^a   Galli, L ^b   Tonini, G ^c   Calori, G ^b   Gallus, G ^b   Chiumello, G ^b   Balsamo, A ^d   Bosio, L ^a   Brambilla, P ^b   De Simone, M ^e   De Toni, T ^f   Fontana, F ^g   Garozzo, R ^h   Livieri, C ⁱ   Monetti, N ^j   Peverelli, P ^k   Prisco, F ^l   Trifiro G ^m   Uasone, R A ^g   Vido, L ⁿ  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

ⁱ Ospedale al Mare   (Italy)

^j SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^m Ospedale di Tortona   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Children; Multicenter study; Obesity; Relative Body Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141888403     PISSN: 03925161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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