A descriptive study of biological and psychosocial factors associated with body mass index for age, in adolescents attending an outpatient department at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital
Objective: To describe biological and psychosocial factors associated with body mass index (BMI) for age in adolescents attending an outpatient department at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital. Methods: A total of 50 adolescents participated in a convenience sampling research study. BMIs were calculat...
Main Authors: | Kgomotso R. Ncube, Nadira Khamker, Deborah van der Westhuizen, Thea Corbett |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2017-08-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Psychiatry |
Online Access: | https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/973 |
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