Familial and Socio-Environmental Predictors of Obesity Among School Children in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur

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Familial and Socio-Environmental Predictors of Obesity Among School Children in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur

A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the familial and socio-environmental predictors of obesity among 1430 primary school children aged 9-12 years-old (mean age = 10.3 ± 0.8 years) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley). Body mass index (BMI) was used as a measure of obesity. Su...

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Main Author:	Tung, Serene En Hui
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Obesity in children - Social aspects - Selangor Obesity in children - Social aspects - Kuala Lumpur Overweight children - Social aspects - Selangor
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19606/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19606/1/FS%202011%2018.pdf

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