The changing lifestyle in the world: Body weight and what else?

Diabetes Care

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages

  SØrensen, Thorkild I A ^a,b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Kommunehospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIFESTYLE; LIPID STORAGE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; DENMARK; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LIFE STYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; OBESITY;

EID: 0034071747     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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