Prevalence and risk factors of excess weight in school children in West Greece

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 372-380

  Jelastopulu, Eleni ^a   Kallianezos, Panagiotis ^a   Merekoulias, Georgios ^a   Alexopoulos, Evangelos C ^a   Sapountzi Krepia, Despina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Dietary habit; Greece; Obesity; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84865980953     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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