Trends in obesity among Korean children using four different criteria

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 206-214

  Khang, Young Ho ^a   Park, Mi Jung ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child; Korea; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449291125     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.490270     Document Type: Article

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