Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Indian adolescent school going children: Its relationship with socioeconomic status and associated lifestyle factors

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-158

  Goyal, Ramesh K ^a   Shah, Vitthaldas N ^a   Saboo, Banshi D ^a   Phatak, Sanjiv R ^a   Shah, Navneet N ^a   Gohel, Mukesh C ^a   Raval, Prashad B ^a   Patel, Snehal S ^a  

^a L M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DIET; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; OVERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77649135522     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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