Changes in central fatness and abdominal obesity in children and adolescents from Cracow, Poland 1983-2000

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-253

  Chrzanowska, Maria ^a   Suder, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Children and adolescents; Poland; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; JUVENILE; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WEIGHT;

CRACOW; MALOPOLSKIE; POLAND;

EID: 77949307459     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903193237     Document Type: Review

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