Dietary patterns in urban school children in South India

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 593-596

  Swaminathan, Sumathi ^a   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^a   Vaz, Mario ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Energy intake; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRIENT LOADING; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34548359219     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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