Musculoskeletal problems in overweight and obese children

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 352-356

  Krul, Marjolein ^a   Van Der Wouden, Johannes C ^a   Schellevis, François G ^b,c   Van Suijlekom Smit, Lisette W A ^d   Koes, Bart W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Musculoskeletal; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 67749089501     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1005     Document Type: Article

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