Obesity in Indian children: Time trends and relationship with hypertension

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 288-293

  Raj, Manu ^a   Sundaram, K R ^a   Paul, Mary ^a   Deepa, A S ^a   Kumar, R Krishna ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC HYPERTENSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TIME; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049095822     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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