Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-25

  Wang, Youfa ^a   Lobstein, Tim ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b International Obesity TaskForce   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescent; Child; obesity; overweight; prevalence; trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33749446753     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160600586747     Document Type: Article

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