Health related quality of life of obese adolescents in Kuwait

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Boodai, Shurooq A ^a   Reilly, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Health related quality of life; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84880013373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-105     Document Type: Article

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