Prevalence of severe obesity among New Zealand adolescents and associations with health risk behaviors and emotional well-being

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 143-149

  Farrant, Bridget ^a   Utter, Jennifer ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Clark, Terryann ^a   Fleming, Theresa ^a   Denny, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; EMOTIONAL WELL BEING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84879422411     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.043     Document Type: Article

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