Prevalence and risk factors for overweight and obesity in Portuguese children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1550-1557

  Padez, Cristina ^a   Mourão, Isabel ^b   Moreira, Pedro ^c   Rosado, Vitor ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Childhood; Obesity; Overweight; Portugal; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP TIME; TELEVISION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 28744445194     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510042924     Document Type: Article

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