Obesity in adults with Down syndrome: A case-control study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-133

  Melville, C A ^a   Cooper, S A ^a   McGrother, C W ^b   Thorp, C F ^b   Collacott, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Case control study; Down syndrome; Intellectual disability; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 13844309422     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2004.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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