Prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children in Jena (Germany)

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1143-1150

  Kromeyer Hauschild, K ^a   Zellner, K ^b   Jaeger, U ^b   Hoyer, H ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; School children; Social and background variables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032721313     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801044     Document Type: Article

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