Prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight among 5-year-old children in Saint Lucia by three methods of classification and a comparison with historical rates

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-149

  Gardner, K ^a   Bird, J ^a   Canning, P M ^b   Frizzell, L M ^b   Smith, L M ^c  

^a Ministry of Health   (Saint Lucia)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CDC; Child overweight and obesity; IOTF and WHO growth references; Saint Lucia; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SAINT LUCIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SAINT LUCIA; SEX FACTORS; THINNESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650112116     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01154.x     Document Type: Article

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