Prevalence of overweight adolescents and associated factors in Hualien city

Tzu Chi Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 301-307

  Fu, Chen Chung ^a   Li, Yin Ming ^a   Yeh, Jih I ^a   Pei, Dee ^a   Lin, Hans Hsienhong ^a   Lo, Huey Ming ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Associated factor; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PLAY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 4644310778     PISSN: 10163190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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