Prevalence of obesity and overweight in urban school children in Kerala, India

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 475-477

  Cherian, Alice T ^a   Cherian, Sarah S ^a   Subbiah, Sobhana ^a  

^a Lakeshore Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84866020793     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0070-0     Document Type: Article

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