Abstract
In 2009-2010, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents was 16.9%; this was not changed compared with 2007-2008.
Keywords
MedicineObesityBody mass indexPercentileNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyDemographyChildhood obesityPopulationPediatricsEthnic groupOverweightEnvironmental healthInternal medicine
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Cynthia L. Ogden,
Margaret D. Carroll,
Brian K. Kit
et al.
(2012).
Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010.
JAMA
, 307
(5)
, 483-483.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.40
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- 10.1001/jama.2012.40