Underweight problems in Asian children and adolescents

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 779-785

  Mak, Kwok Kei ^a   Tan, Sharon H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asia; Children; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ASIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; THINNESS;

EID: 84860292925     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1685-9     Document Type: Review

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