Estimates and distribution of body mass index in a sample of Malaysian adolescents

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-58

  Zalilah, Mohd Shariff ^a   Mirnalini, K ^a   Khor, G L ^a   Merlin, A ^a   Bahaman, A S ^a   Norimah, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33646337925     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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