Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 6-13 years-alarming increase in obesity in Cracow, Poland

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-251

  Bac, Aneta ^a   Woźniacka, Renata ^a   Matusik, Stanislaw ^a   Golec, Joanna ^a   Golec, Edward ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b Gastroenterology Unit   (Poland)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Overweight; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84857041378     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1519-1     Document Type: Article

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