Abdominal adiposity and physical activity in Cree First Nations Children living on-reserve in an Alberta community

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-333

  Pigford, Ashlee Ann E ^a   Sanou, Dia ^b   Ball, Geoff D C ^a   Fehderau, David Dyck ^a   Willows, Noreen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Canada; Children; Obesity; Physical activity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80054110415     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-2671(11)54008-0     Document Type: Article

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