Trends in weight abnormality of school children and adolescents in Nigeria

Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad)

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 239-243

  Chinedu, Shalom Nwodo ^a   Eboji, Okwuchukwu K ^a   Emiloju, Opeyemi C ^a  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Nigeria; Obesity; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 84877255338     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2012.239.243     Document Type: Article

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