Anthropometric characteristics and obesity among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates;Caractéristiques anthropométriques et obésité chez les adolescents aux Éirats Arabes Unis

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Bin Zaal, A A ^a   Brebner, J ^b   Musaiger, A O ^c   D'Souza, R ^c  

^a Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79958039817     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.5.382     Document Type: Article

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