Childhood obesity and adverse health effects in Hong Kong

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Chan, C ^a,b,c,d  

^a Bank of America Tower ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b Standing Committee of the International Pediatric Association   (Hong Kong)

^c Hong Kong Brain Foundation   (Hong Kong)

^d Hong Kong Society of Child Neurology and Developmental Paediatrics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adverse health effects; Childhood obesity; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; INCIDENCE; REVIEW;

CHILD; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY;

EID: 42449124606     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00445.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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