Obesity and under-nutrition in a tertiary paediatric hospital

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 299-304

  O'Connor, J ^a   Youde, L S ^a   Allen, J R ^a   Baur, L A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI cutoffs; Body mass index; Children; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OUTPATIENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042651281     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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