Assessment of obesity in children and adolescents: Synthesis of recent systematic reviews and clinical guidelines

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-211

  Reilly, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body fatness; Body mass index; Obesity; Obesity diagnosis; Overweight; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77953763359     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01054.x     Document Type: Review

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