Prevalence of overweight and besity among school children in suburb Thailand defined by the international obesity task force standard

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL 2, 2010, Pages

  Rerksuppaphol, Sanguansak ^a   Rerksuppaphol, Lakkana ^a  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Child; International obesity task force; IOTF; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND;

EID: 79952260155     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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