Childhood obesity, overweight, socio-demographic and life style determinants among preschool children in Babol, northern Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1283-1291

  Hajian Tilaki, Karimollah ^a   Heidari, Behzad ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Demographic; Iran; Life style; Overweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888094682     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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