Trends in overweight and obesity among 18-year-old males in Sweden between 1971 and 1995

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-437

  Rasmussen, Finn ^a,b   Johansson, M ^b   Hansen, H O ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Overweight; Time trend; Young men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032900927     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169837     Document Type: Article

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