Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-87

  Perez Cueto A ^a   Almanza, M ^b   Kolsteren, P W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Ministry of Education   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; BMI; Bolivia; Nutritional transition; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOLIVIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BOLIVIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 12144262366     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602040     Document Type: Article

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