Sociodemographic, ethnic and dietary factors associated with childhood obesity in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece

Hormones

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-59

  Hassapidou, Maria N ^a   Papadopoulou, Sousana K ^a   Frossinis, Athanasios ^b   Kaklamanos, Ioannis ^b   Tzotzas, Themistoklis ^b  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Dietary; Immigrants; Northern Greece; Obesity; Physical activity; Socio demographic factors; Thessaloniki

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GREECE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; EATING; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EATING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 63049086121     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1222     Document Type: Article

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