Overweight and obesity and associated factors among school-aged adolescents in ghana and Uganda

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3859-3870

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Pengpid, Supa ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dietary behavior; Ghana; Global school based health survey; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Psychosocial factors; Sedentary behavior; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UGANDA;

EID: 80055065480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8103859     Document Type: Article

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