A comparison between international obesity task force and center for disease control references in assessment of overweight and obesity among adolescents in babol, northern Iran

Objective: This study compares the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) references in assessment of overweight and obesity among Iranian adolescents. Methods: The data of this study was drawn from a cross sectional study of a representative sample of 1200 ado...

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Main Authors: Karimollah Hajian Tilaki, Behzad Heidari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2013;volume=4;issue=2;spage=226;epage=232;aulast=Hajian