Human adenovirus-36 antibody status is associated with obesity in children

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-160

  Atkinson, Richard L ^a   Lee, Insil ^b   Shin, Hye Jung ^c   He, Jia ^a  

^a Obetech Obesity Research Center   (United States)

^b National Police Hospital   (South Korea)

^c National Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ad 36 virus; Antibodies; BMI z score; Childhood obesity; Korea; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS 36; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; IMMUNOLOGY; KOREA; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77949388855     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160903111789     Document Type: Article

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