Obesity in children and adolescents in Gulf countries: Facts and solutions

Avances en Diabetologia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 64-69

  Abdul Rasoul, Majedah M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Childhood; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Overweight; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BAHRAIN; BODY MASS; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KUWAIT; LONG TERM CARE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSERY; OBESITY; OMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QATAR; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84863719429     PISSN: 11343230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avdiab.2012.04.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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