Prevalence of overweight and obesity among high school students of Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation, Kerala, India

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 650-661

  Ramesh, K ^a  

^a Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INDIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77957663750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2010.423     Document Type: Article

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