Obesity among preschool children of Santiago, Chile;Obesidad en preescolares de la región metropolitana de Chile

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-70

  Kain B, Juliana ^a   Lera M, Lydia ^a   Rojas P, Juanita ^b   Uauy D, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infant nutrition; Obesity; Over weight

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947162165     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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