Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and thinness among urban school-aged children and adolescents in southern Nigeria

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 242-250

  Ene Obong, Henrietta ^a   Ibeanu, Vivian ^b   Onuoha, Nneola ^b   Ejekwu, Ada ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Obesity; Overweight; Schoolaged children; Thinness; Urban Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE CLASS; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DATA INTERPRETATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AREA;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84873658243     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300404     Document Type: Article

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