Severe obesity prevalence in 8-to 9-year-old Italian children: A large population-based study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 603-608

  Lombardo, F L ^a   Spinelli, A ^a   Lazzeri, G ^b   Lamberti, A ^a   Mazzarella, G ^c   Nardone, P ^a   Pilato, V ^b   Buoncristiano, M ^a   Caroli, M ^d  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UOML ASL NA3 SUD   (Italy)

^d Brindisi Local Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ITALY; OBESITY, MORBID; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY, MORBID; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84929047562     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.188     Document Type: Article

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