Urban child health: does parent characteristics matter?

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Urban child health: does parent characteristics matter?

Lifestyle changes due to urbanization in Malaysia are increasingly pronounced. Although only an upper middle-income country, obesity levels among Malaysian children were comparable to children from high-income countries. Hence, this paper aims to investigate the prevalence of obesity among children,...

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Main Authors:	Ismail, Normaz Wana, Sivadas, Sudha, Said, Rusmawati, Abd Rahman, Azmawani
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer 2021
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93497/

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