Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children With Intellectual Disabilities in Korea

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 476-483

  Choi, Eunsook ^a   Park, Hyunju ^b   Ha, Yeongmi ^c   Hwang, Won Ju ^d  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Child; Intellectual disability; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84865282642     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2012.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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