Family-based factors associated with overweight and obesity among Pakistani primary school children

• Autori principali: Mushtaq Muhammad Umair (Autore), Gull Sibgha (Autore), Shahid Ubeera (Autore), Shafique Mahar Muhammad (Autore), Abdullah Hussain Muhammad (Autore), Shad Mushtaq Ahmad (Autore), Siddiqui Arif Mahmood (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood obesity epidemic is now penetrating the developing countries including Pakistan, especially in the affluent urban population. There is no data on association of family-based factors with overweight and obesity among school-...