Obesity rates among rural Ontario schoolchildren

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 353-356

  Galloway, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child; Child health; Obesity; Overweight; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33750362309     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405341     Document Type: Article

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