Prevalence of overweight and obesity in 7 to 18 year-old children in Birjand/Iran

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-140

  Taheri, Fatemeh ^a   Kazemi, Toba ^a,b  

^a BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

EID: 67549135048     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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