Overweight and obesity among children with developmental disabilities

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  De, Sukanya ^a   Small, Jacqueline ^a   Baur, Louise A ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Developmental disability; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39749175537     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250701875137     Document Type: Article

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