Association between childhood obesity and use of regular medications in the UK: Longitudinal cohort study of children aged 5-11 years

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Solmi, Francesca ^a   Morris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84931270263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007373     Document Type: Article

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