A national study of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 6-12 y-old Swiss children: Body mass index, body-weight perceptions and goals

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 568-572

  Zimmermann, M B ^a,b   Hess, S Y ^a   Hurrell, R F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Obesity; Overweight; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033924462     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601058     Document Type: Article

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