Prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight among elementary school children in Southern Iran, 2009

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1439-1442

  Ahmadi, Elham ^a   Tehrani, Ali Rikhtegaran ^a   Ahmadi, Akbar ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Educational level; Nutritional status; Prevalence of obesity; Protein energy malnutrition; Risky behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951798916     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2010.1439.1442     Document Type: Article

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