Prevalence and Prediction of Overweight and Obesity Among Elementary School Students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 157-163

  Moreno, Geraldine ^a   Johnson Shelton, Deb ^a   Boles, Shawn ^a  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI prevalence; Elementary schoolchildren; Overweight and obesity predictors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872868999     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12011     Document Type: Article

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