The association between childhood overweight and obesity and otitis media

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-157

  Kuhle, S ^a   Kirk, S F L ^b   Ohinmaa, A ^a   Urschitz, M S ^c   Veugelers, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child; Health services utilization; Obesity; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; OTITIS MEDIA; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84863495166     PISSN: 20476310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2011.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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