Obesity in children. Part 1: Epidemiology, measurement, risk factors, and screening

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7675, 2008, Pages 922-927

  Kipping, Ruth R ^a   Jago, Russell ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; WEIGHT GAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 54549113348     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1824     Document Type: Review

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