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Preferred term

Pediatric Obesity  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2014

In other languages

  • lasten lihavuus

    Finnish

  • Barnfetma

    Swedish

  • Fetma hos barn
  • Övervikt hos barn
  • Övervikt i barndomen
  • Övervikt i ungdomen

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D063766

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