New diagnostic criteria for obesity and overweight in Korean children and adolescents using 2007 Korean National Growth Charts

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Seo, Ji Young ^a   Cho, Young Gyu ^a   Kang, Jae Heon ^a   Hur, Yang Im ^a   Park, Hyun Ah ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woo ^a   Kwon, Su Kyoung ^b  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Diagnostic criteria; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84877577105     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: 18780318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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