Comorbidities of obesity in school children: a cross-sectional study in the PIAMA birth cohort

• Main Authors: Sanders Elisabeth A (Author), Schipper Maarten (Author), Kerkhof Marjan (Author), de Jongste Johan C (Author), Bemelmans Wanda JE (Author), Scholtens Salome (Author), Wijga Alet H (Author), Gerritsen Jorrit (Author), Brunekreef Bert (Author), Smit Henriette A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is ample evidence that childhood overweight is associated with increased risk of chronic disease in adulthood. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between childhood overweight and common childhood health probl...