Prevalence of and risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 607-613

  Veugelers, Paul J ^a,b,c   Fitzgerald, Angela L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 25144487309     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050445     Document Type: Article

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