Gendered dimensions of obesity in childhood and adolescence
Open Access
- 14 January 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nutrition Journal
- Vol. 7 (1), 1
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-7-1
Abstract
The literature on childhood and adolescent obesity is vast. In addition to producing a general overview, this paper aims to highlight gender differences or similarities, an area which has tended not to be the principal focus of this literature.Keywords
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