Prevalence of obesity and overweight in children: A study in government primary schools in rabat, Morocco

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 703-708

  Cherkaoui Dekkaki, Imane ^a   Mouane, Nezha ^a   Ettair, Said ^a   Meskini, Toufik ^a   Bouklouze, Aziz ^b   Barkat, Amina ^a  

^a Unité de Pédagogie et de Recherche en Nutrition   (Morocco)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Low socioeconomic level; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84856849117     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: 18735487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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