The Rising Tide of Overweight among Kuwaiti Children: Study from Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to screen patients who sought medical services in the Pediatric Outpatient Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait for overweight. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Body mass index (BMI) was used to screen 361 children (≤10 years old) for risk of overweight and overweight (BMI be...

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Autores principales: Al-Refaee, Fawaz Abdullah, Al-Qattan, Shaima A., Jaber, Shahira M., Al-Mutairi, Alyah A., Al-Dhafiri, Sarah S., Nassar, May Fouad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2013
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23735665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000350416

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23735665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000350416

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