Is there an association between socioeconomic status and body mass index among adolescents in mauritius?

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fokeena, Waqia Begum ^a   Jeewon, Rajesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAURITIUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MAURITIUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; THINNESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861028957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/750659     Document Type: Article

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