Quality of life of obese children in Malaysia

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 450-454

  Hamzaid, Hana ^a   Talib, Ruzita Abd ^a   Azizi, Nor Hidayah ^a   Maamor, Nathirah ^a   Reilly, John J ^b   Wafa, Sharifah Wajihah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Malaysia; Obesity; Overweight; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 80052900585     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2011.590206     Document Type: Article

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