Obesity and other health determinants across europe: The EURALIM project

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 424-430

  Beer Borst, S ^a   McCrum, E ^f   Panico, S ^g   Pannozzo, F ^d   Preziosi, P ^b   Ribas, L ^h   Serra Majem, L ^h   Verschuren, W M M ^e   Yarnell, J ^f   Northridge, M E ⁱ   Morabia, A ^a   Hercberg, S ^b   Vitek, O ^a   Bernstein, M S ^a   Galan, P ^b   Galasso, R ^c   Giampaoli, S ^d   Houterman, S ^e  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Sorbonne Paris Nord University   (France)

^c Regional Hospital of Oncology   (Italy)

^d National Health Institute   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^f QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

ⁱ New York State Psychiatric Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DATABASES; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034070516     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.6.424     Document Type: Article

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