Frequency of Obesity and Thinness among first grade Students of Imam Hossein Shahed Elementary School in Tehran, Iran

Background: The obesity epidemic, at one time confined to adults, has now penetrated the pediatric age range and shows every sign of a rapid escalation. Obese children may be at increased risk of becoming obese adults. The aim of this study was to determine the height and weight and body mass index...

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Main Authors: Seyed-Mahan Javadi-Larijani, Seyed-Mahbod Javadi-Larijani, Sharare Zafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2019-03-01
Series:Novelty in Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/24438