Changes in the distribution of body mass index of adults and children in the US population

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 807-818

  Flegal, K M ^a   Troiano, R P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Body mass index; Body weight; Children; Health surveys; Obesity; Overweight; Time trends; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033948197     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801232     Document Type: Article

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