Secular Increases in Relative Weight and Adiposity Among Children Over Two Decades: The Bogalusa Heart Study
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 99 (3) , 420-426
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.99.3.420
Abstract
Objective. To examine trends in relative weight and obesity among 5- to 24-year-olds between 1973 and 1994.Keywords
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