Body mass index, physical activity and dietary behaviours among adolescents in the Kingdom of Tonga

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Smith, B J ^a   Phongsavan, P ^a   Havea, D ^b   Halavatau, V ^c   Chey, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Training Group of the Pacific Tonga   (Tonga)

^c FIJI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Fiji)

^d Centre for Population Mental Health Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Exercise; Food habits; Tonga

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TONGA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TONGA;

EID: 33947510469     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007226060     Document Type: Article

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