Influence of parental obesity on school children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-258

  Kumar, Sunil ^a   Raju, Mahabala ^b   Gowda, Nagendra ^a  

^a Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital   (India)

^b J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Odds ratio; Parental obesity

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955587172     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0015-3     Document Type: Article

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