Development and tracking of body mass index from preschool age into adolescence in rural South African children: Ellisras longitudinal growth and health study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-417

  Monyeki, K Dan ^a   Monyeki, M A ^b   Brits, S J ^c   Kemper, H C G ^d   Makgae, P J ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child; Child growth; Cohort studies; Obesity; Observational studies; Prospective studies; South Africa; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; THINNESS;

EID: 59449083757     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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