Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents of affluent schools in Karachi

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-38

  Aziz, Sina ^a   Noorulain, Wajeeha ^a   Zaidi, Umm E Rubab ^a   Hossain, Kehkashan ^b   Siddiqui, Intisar Ahmed ^c  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Pakistan)

^c Medical Education   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SITTING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149517639     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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