Prevalence of and factors associated with obesity among Pakistani schoolchildren: A school-based, cross-sectional study;Prévalence de l'obésité chez des élèves Pakistanais et facteurs associés: Étude transversale en milieu scolaire

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-247

  Ahmed, J ^a   Laghari, A ^b   Naseer, M ^c   Mehraj, V ^d  

^a HEALTH SERVICES ACADEMY   (Pakistan)

^b Aga Khan University ^*

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 84922686499     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2013.19.3.242     Document Type: Article

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