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Takeuchi, Eizo – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
This study on the incidence of obesity among 20,031 children with mental retardation at special schools in Japan found a higher incidence than among children without mental retardation of the same age and a higher incidence among girls than boys and among older students than younger ones. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Weight, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
