Incidence of Obesity among School Children with Mental Retardation in Japan.

Takeuchi, Eizo

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ERIC Number: EJ494776

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Incidence of Obesity among School Children with Mental Retardation in Japan.

Takeuchi, Eizo

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v99 n3 p283-88 Nov 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, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Obesity, Sex Differences, Special Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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