Nutritional Surveillance in Tuscany. Relationship between 8-9 y-old school children BMI and parents' BMI and educational level

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 145-152

  Lazzeri, G ^a   Zani, A ^a   Guidoni, C ^a   Giallombardo, D ^a   Cocco, S ^a   Amato, C ^b   Casorelli, A ^b   Grasso, A ^b   Martiello, M ^a   Rossi, S ^b   Caroli, M ^c   Giacchi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Region of Tuscany   (Italy)

^c Nutrition Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Parents' obesity; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREPUBERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 38549159950     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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