Mysore childhood obesity study

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-173

  Premanath, M ^a   Basavanagowdappa, H ^a   Shekar, M A ^b   Vikram, S B ^c   Narayanappa, D ^a  

^a JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Vikram Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Children; India; Obesity; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; TRAINING; UNDERWEIGHT; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; THINNESS;

EID: 76649104324     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0027-0     Document Type: Article

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