Excess weight and adiposity in children and adolescents in Havana, Cuba: Prevalence and trends, 1972 to 2005

MEDICC Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Esquivel, Mercedes ^a   González, Ciro ^a  

^a Medical University of Havana   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Adolescent; Child; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CUBA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CUBA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951750506     PISSN: 15557960     EISSN: 15273172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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