Prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban elementary school children in Northeastern Romania: Its relationship with socioeconomic status and associated dietary and lifestyle factors

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mocanu, Veronica ^a  

^a GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; OVERWEIGHT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84881527901     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/537451     Document Type: Article

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