Childhood overweight and obesity trends in Canada

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 194-198

  Rao, Deepa P ^a   Kropac, E ^a   Do, M T ^a   Roberts, K C ^a   Jayaraman, G C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Overweight; Sociodemographic factors; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85018404877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2368738X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.36.9.03     Document Type: Article

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