Familial and Socio-Environmental Predictors of Obesity Among School Children in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the familial and socio-environmental predictors of obesity among 1430 primary school children aged 9-12 years-old (mean age = 10.3 ± 0.8 years) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley). Body mass index (BMI) was used as a measure of obesity. Su...
Main Author: | Tung, Serene En Hui |
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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English English |
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2011
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19606/1/FS%202011%2018.pdf |
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