Distribution of body mass index and the prevalence changes of overweight and obesity among adolescents in Shandong, China from 1985 to 2005

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-555

  Ying Xiu, Zhang ^a   Shu Rong, Wang ^a,b  

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

^b Blood Center of Shandong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANDONG;

EID: 52949133673     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460802334239     Document Type: Article

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