Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Eastern Turkey

JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 159-163

  Yuca, Sevil Ari ^a   Yilmaz, Cahide ^a   Cesur, Yaşar ^a   Doǧan, Murat ^a   Kaya, Avni ^a   Başaranoǧlu, Murat ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; TURKEY;

EID: 78650300366     PISSN: 13085727     EISSN: 13085735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.v2i4.159     Document Type: Article

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