Overweight and obesity from childhood to adulthood: A follow-up of participants in the 1985 Australian schools health and fitness survey

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 314-

  Allman Farinelli, Margaret A ^a   King, Lesley ^a   Bauman, Adrian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AGING; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34848822835     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01253.x     Document Type: Letter

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