Prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity in greek children 6-12 years old: Results from the national epidemiological survey

Hippokratia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-53

  Tzotzas, T ^a   Kapantais, E ^a   Tziomalos, K ^a   Ioannidis, I ^a   Mortoglou, A ^a   Bakatselos, S ^a   Kaklamanou, M ^a   Lanaras, L ^a   Kaklamanou, D ^a  

^a Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity (HMAO)   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Children; Greece; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79251499294     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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