Measuring obesity among school-aged youth in India: A comparison of three growth references

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-110

  Stigler, Melissa H ^a   Arora, M ^b   Dhavan, P ^a   Tripathy, V ^b   Shrivastav, R ^b   Reddy, K S ^b   Perry, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth HRIDAY   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Growth reference; India; Measurement; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL OBESITY TASK FORCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79954447767     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0041-x     Document Type: Article

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