Childhood obesity in relation to parental weight status in Greece

Hippokratia

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-

  Kollias, A K ^a   Skliros, E A ^b   Leotsakos, N ^b   Gikas, A ^b   Garifallos, D ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Health Center of Kalivia   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Parental weight

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PARENT;

EID: 70350153758     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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