Childhood overweight, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome in developing countries

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-76

  Kelishadi, Roya ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Child; Developing countries; Metabolic syndrome X; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EASTERN EUROPE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE EAST; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SRI LANKA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 34547684523     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxm003     Document Type: Review

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