Childhood obesity in the Caribbean

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-445

  Schwiebbe, L ^a   van Rest, J ^a   Verhagen, E ^a   Visser, R W M ^b   Kist van Holthe, J ^a   Hirasing, R A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Richard Visser Institute   (Aruba)

Author keywords

Bonaire; Caribbean; Child; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DIET; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; WEST INDIES;

EID: 84856375906     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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