Adult chronic disease and childhood obesity: A life course approach in developing countries? [2]

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 481-482

  Kabir, Zubair ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INDIA; LETTER; LIFE; LIFESTYLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 18444366506     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi017     Document Type: Letter

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