Trends in underweight and overweight/obesity prevalence in Chinese youth, 2004-2009

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 682-690

  Seo, Dong Chul ^a   Niu, Jingjing ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; China; Overweight; Sedentary behavior; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; THINNESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84905099721     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-013-9322-1     Document Type: Review

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