The relationship of body weight to altitude in preschool children of Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Objectives : To determine the average weight and height and the prevalence of overweight or obesity and thinness in preschool children of the Southwestern highlands of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and compare them with their counterparts living at lower altitudes. Methods : A cross-sectional study of...

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Main Authors: Mohammad-Elhabeeb M Khalid, Fahaid H Al-Hashem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2007;volume=14;issue=2;spage=71;epage=76;aulast=Khalid