Abstract
The prevalence of overweight among children in the United States is continuing to increase, especially among Mexican-American and non-Hispanic black adolescents.
Keywords
OverweightMedicineNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyDemographyBody mass indexPercentileObesityEthnic groupPopulationGerontologyPediatricsEnvironmental health
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- 2002
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- 288
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 1728-1728
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- 4096
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Cynthia L. Ogden
(2002).
Prevalence and Trends in Overweight Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2000.
JAMA
, 288
(14)
, 1728-1728.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.14.1728
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.288.14.1728