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Preferred term

Pediatric Obesity  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Childhood Obesity
  • Childhood Onset Obesity
  • Child Obesity
  • Obesity in Childhood

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RK3TCLGC-5

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