Using Routine Growth Monitoring Data in Tracking Overweight Prevalence in Young Children
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 95 (6) , 419-423
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03403984
Abstract
Childhood obesity is a public health concern in Canada. Few anthropometrical data are available to monitor the obesity trend in young Canadian children. This study explored the feasibility of using routine growth monitoring data from physicians’ offices for tracking the prevalence of obesity in children from two to six years of age in County of Middlesex and the City of London, Ontario.Keywords
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