The effect of a weight management program on postural balance in obese children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1619-1626

  Steinberg, Nili ^a   Eliakim, Alon ^b   Pantanowitz, Michal ^b   Kohen Raz, Reuven ^c   Zeev, Aviva ^a   Nemet, Dan ^b  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Falling index; Physical activity; Postural stability; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYELID CLOSURE; FALLING INDEX; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STABILOGRAPHY; WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION INDEX; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84890441751     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2090-8     Document Type: Article

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