Trend in the prevalence of obesity and overweight among Iranian children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 393-400

  Kelishadi, Roya ^a   Haghdoost, Ali Akbar ^b   Sadeghirad, Behnam ^c   Khajehkazemi, Razieh ^d  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Iran; Meta analysis; Obesity; Overweight; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRANIAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYNDROME DELINEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY;

CHILDREN; IRAN; META-ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; IRAN; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

EID: 84895436652     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.08.011     Document Type: Review

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