Obesity in New Zealand children: A weighty issue

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1260, 2007, Pages

  Taylor, Rachael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENDER BIAS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; ADOLESCENT; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 34548392622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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