Thirty-year persistence of obesity after presentation to a pediatric obesity clinic

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 439-448

  Iughetti, Lorenzo ^a   De Simone, Michele ^b   Verrotti, Alberto ^c   Iezzi, Maria Laura ^b   Predieri, Barbara ^a   Bruzzi, Patrizia ^a   Bernasconi, Sergio ^d   Balli, Fiorella ^a   Bedogni, Giorgio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e Liver Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood; Incidence; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EDUCATION; ESTER; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 47949106898     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460802232714     Document Type: Article

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