Trends in BMI among Belgian children, adolescents and adults from 1969 to 1996

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 395-399

  Hulens, M ^a   Beunen, G ^a   Claessens, A L ^a   Lefevre, J ^a   Thomis, M ^a   Philippaerts, R ^a   Borms, J ^b   Vrijens, J ^c   Lysens, R ^a   Vansant, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Odds ratio; Overweight; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035097732     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801513     Document Type: Article

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