Prevalence of overweight and underweight in public and private schools in the Seychelles

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-278

  Bovet, Pascal ^a,b   Chiolero, Arnaud ^b   Madeleine, George ^a   Paccaud, Fred ^b  

^a Ministry of Health and Social Development   (Seychelles)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Africa; Children; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Seychelles; Socio economic status; Thinness; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE SCHOOL; PUBLIC SCHOOL; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEYCHELLES; UNDERWEIGHT; WALKING; WALKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SWITZERLAND; THINNESS;

EID: 77952233821     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160903449986     Document Type: Article

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