Overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Manipur, India

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 263-266

  Bishwalata, Rajkumari ^a   Singh, Akoijam Brogen ^b   Singh, Akoijam Joy ^b   Devi, Longjam Usharani ^b   Bikramjit Singh, R K ^b  

^a Government Polytechnic   (India)

^b REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TELEVISION VIEWING; VEGETABLE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650540621     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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