Diagnosis of a trend towards obesity in preschool children: A longitudinal study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-756

  Yücel, Oya ^a   Kinik, Sibel Tulgar ^a   Aka, Sibel ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Longitudinal study; Obesity; Preschool obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PATERNITY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79959698692     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1343-z     Document Type: Article

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