Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among urban school children in Elazig city, Eastern Turkey, 2007

Pirinçci E., Durmuş B., GÜNDOĞDU C., Açik Y.

ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, cilt.37, sa.1, ss.44-56, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/03014460903218984
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44-56
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing dramatically all over the world. Very little data are currently available on the prevalence of childhood obesity in Turkey, and more research on the risk factors is required before preventive public health programmes can be put into practice.