Increasing incidence of childhood obesity

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages 443-447

  Laron, Zvi ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Childhood obesity; Obesity epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEREDITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13444291634     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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