Health-related quality of life of overweight and obese children

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-76

  Williams, Joanne ^a   Wake, Melissa ^a,b   Hesketh, Kylie ^a   Maher, Elise ^a,c   Waters, Elizabeth ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 11244344630     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.1.70     Document Type: Article

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