Abstract
There is a growing global childhood obesity epidemic, with a large variation in secular trends across countries. Effective programs and policies are needed at global, regional and national levels to limit the problem among children.
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OverweightMedicineObesityChildhood obesityEnvironmental healthGlobal healthPublic healthDemographyGerontologyPediatrics
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- 2006
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- article
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 11-25
- Citations
- 2670
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Youfa Wang,
Tim Lobstein
(2006).
Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity.
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
, 1
(1)
, 11-25.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17477160600586747
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- DOI
- 10.1080/17477160600586747