Obesity prevalence estimates in a Canadian regional population of preschool children using variant growth references

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Twells, Laurie K ^a   Newhook, Leigh A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CANADA; CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL OBESITY TASK FORCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; MALE; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79952060659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-21     Document Type: Article

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