The prevalence of overweight and its risk factors among adolescents in an urban city in edo state

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-133

  Omuemu, V O ^a   Omuemu, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953168713     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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