Prevalence of overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland: results from the North South Survey of Children's Height, Weight and Body Mass Index, 2002

BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is emerging as a major public health problem in developed and developing countries worldwide. The aim of this survey was to establish baseline data on the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in the Republic of Ireland (RoI)...

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Main Authors: Whelton, Helen, Harrington, Janas, Crowley, Evelyn, Kelleher, Virginia, Cronin, Michael, Perry, Ivan J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1950090/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17672893
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-187
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