Prevalence of obesity and overweight among school children in Cluj-Napoca

Acta Endocrinologica

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-219

  Valean, C ^a   Tatar, S ^a   Nanulescu, M ^a   Leucuta, A ^a   Ichim, G ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549103111     PISSN: 18410987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2009.213     Document Type: Article

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