title: High prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in urban children in India and Pakistan highlights immediate need to initiate primary prevention program for diabetes and coronary heart disease in schools.
authors.forename: Anoop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: Naval K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Vikram
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basit
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014504:Urban Health