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

<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-...

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Main Authors: Mushtaq Muhammad Umair, Gull Sibgha, Shahid Ubeera, Shafique Mahar Muhammad, Abdullah Hussain Muhammad, Shad Mushtaq Ahmad, Siddiqui Arif Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/11/114