The problem of obesity among adolescents in Hong Kong: A comparison using various diagnostic criteria

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ko, Gary T C ^a   Ozaki, Risa ^b   Wong, Gary W K ^b   Kong, Alice P S ^b   So, Wing Yee ^b   Tong, Peter C Y ^b   Chan, Michael H M ^b   Ho, Chung Shun ^b   Lam, Christopher W K ^b   Chan, Juliana C N ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 41549129379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-8-10     Document Type: Article

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