Childhood obesity and its health consequence in China

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 82-86

  Li, Y ^a   Yang, X ^a   Zhai, F ^a   Piao, J ^a   Zhao, W ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Ma, G ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Children; China; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42449161960     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00444.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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