High prevalence of obesity in ambulatory children and adolescents with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 882-886

  Stewart, L ^a   Van de Ven, L ^a   Katsarou, V ^b   Rentziou, E ^b   Doran, M ^b   Jackson, P ^a   Reilly, J J ^b   Wilson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Children; Intellectual disability; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 70350397927     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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