Body mass status of school children and adolescents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Moy, Foong Ming, Gan, Chong Ying, Mohd Kassim, Siti Zaleha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4533/1/Body_mass_status_of_school_children_and_adolescents_in_Kuala_Lumpur%2C_Malaysia.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4533/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Lifestyle and disease patterns in Malaysia have changed following rapid economic development. It is important to find out how these changes have affected the nutritional status and health behaviour of the population, especially school children and adolescents. Therefore a survey on school childrens&...