Comparison of children's body fatness between two contrasting income groups: Contribution of height difference

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-133

  Samani Radia, D ^a   McCarthy, H D ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BIA; BMI; body fat; children; height; income

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONDON; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78651292215     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.116     Document Type: Article

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