The prevalence of overweight and obese children aged 6-17 years in the West Black Sea region of Turkey

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1033-1038

  Simsek, E ^a,b   Akpinar, S ^b   Bahcebasi, T ^b   Senses, D A ^b   Kocabay, K ^b  

^a Duzce University School of Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

^b DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 44849097454     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01421.x     Document Type: Article

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