Using routine growth data to determine overweight and obesity prevalence estimates in preschool children in the capital health region of Alberta

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-94

  Edwards, Joy ^a   Evans, Judy ^a   Brown, Angela D ^a  

^a Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index (BMI); Child development; Child, preschool; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749102190     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405451     Document Type: Article

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