Medical consequences of childhood Obesity: A Hong Kong perspective

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Kong, Alice Pik Shan ^a   Chow, Chun Chung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Hong Kong; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 77951219430     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620903413107     Document Type: Article

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