Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a U.S. pediatric surgical population

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-51

  Nafiu, Olubukola O ^a,b,c   Ndao Brumlay, Khady S ^a,b   Bamgbade, Olumuyiwa A ^a,b   Morris, Michelle ^a,b   Kasa Vubu, Josephine Z ^a,b  

^a University of Michigan Medical School ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Pediatrics; Prevalence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846630525     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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