Measuring children and monitoring childhood obesity

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-212

  Gully, Karen ^a   Williams, Rhys ^b   Lester, Nathan ^c   Aitken, Sarah ^c  

^a ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 35348820788     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm014     Document Type: Letter

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