Obesity among female school children in North West Riyadh in relation to affluent lifestyle

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1139-1144

  Alam, Awatif A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAUGHTER; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 56149097367     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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