Obesity, fitness and health in Taiwanese children and adolescents

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1367-1375

  Chen, L J ^a   Fox, K R ^a   Haase, A ^a   Wang, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750593878     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602466     Document Type: Article

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