Overweight and obesity and their correlates among jordanian adolescents

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-394

  Hamaideh, Shaher H ^a   Al Khateeb, Reham Y ^a   Al Rawashdeh, Ahmad B ^a  

^a Faculty of Nursing   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Jordan; Obesity; Overweight; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649598627     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01367.x     Document Type: Article

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