Trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Australia between 1985 and 2008

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-66

  Olds, T S ^a   Tomkinson, G R ^a   Ferrar, K E ^a   Maher, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Australia; Children; Overweight; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; FOLLOW UP; NUTRITION; OVERWEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 74249114591     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.211     Document Type: Article

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