Overweight and Obesity among Urban Bengalee Early Adolescent School Girls of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.

Iran J Pediatr

Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India ; Rural Research Institute of Physiology & Applied Nutrition 'Gitanjali', Midnapore, West Bengal, India.

Published: April 2013

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