Prevalence of overweight and obesity among preadolescent schoolchildren in Galicia, Spain

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 392-395

  Vázquez, Fernando L ^a   Diaz O ^a   Pomar, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Preadolescent; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 77955248870     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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