Secular trends of body sizes in Korean children and adolescents: From 1965 to 2010

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 436-442

  Moon, Jin Soo ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anthropometry; Body height; Body mass index; Body weight; Child; Korea; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84856807054     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2011.54.11.436     Document Type: Review

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