Factors contributing to adolescent obesity

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 737-749

  Al Kloub, Manal I ^a   Froelicher, Erika S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT VEGETABLE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEREDITY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; JORDAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MEAL; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE ATTITUDE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; JORDAN; OBESITY;

EID: 67651160609     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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