Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children aged 6-12 years in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-

  Mosha, T C E ^a   Fungo, S ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Childhood; Obesity; Overweight; Tanzania; Urban

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79955645289     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v12i1.56202     Document Type: Article

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