Obesity in children

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-85

  Barness, Lewis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Obesity genes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

APPETITE; ASEPTIC NECROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKELETON MALFORMATION; STEATOSIS; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APPETITE REGULATION; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY;

EID: 34547941230     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: 15513823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15513810701448755     Document Type: Review

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