Study on the relationship between childhood obesity and various determinants, including socioeconomic factors, in an urban area

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 371-378

  Kang, Hee Tae ^a   Ju, Young Su ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^a   Kwon, Young Jun ^a   Im, Hyoung June ^a   Paek, Do Myung ^b   Lee, Hyun Joo ^c  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child; Obesity; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 35348961622     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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