Obesity and metabolic syndrome among a representative sample of Iranian adolescents

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 756-763

  Mehrkash, Mehryar ^a   Kelishadi, Roya ^b   Mohammadian, Sakineh ^a   Mousavinasab, Firouzeh ^b   Qorbani, Mostafa ^a,c   Hashemi, Mohammad Esmaeil Fazl ^d   Asayesh, Hamid ^e   Poursafa, Parinaz ^f   Shafa, Nina ^g  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Minestry of Health and Medical Education   (Iran)

^e QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iranian adolescents; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868134433     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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