The association between watching television and obesity in children of school-Age in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 83-89

  Al Ghamdi, Sameer ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Saudi Arabia; school Age children; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899621745     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.114767     Document Type: Article

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