Frequency and risk factors of obesity in Tunisian adolescent

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 714-716

  Blouza Chabchoub, Samira ^a   Rached Amrouche, Chiraz ^a   Jamoussi Kammoun, Henda ^a   Bouchaa, Neziha ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent obesity; Obesity prevalence; Prevention; Risk factors; Spontaneous food intake

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUNISIA;

EID: 33846227936     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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