Trends in body mass index from 1948 to 1968: Results from the Glasgow Alumni Cohort

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 638-640

  Okasha, M ^a   McCarron, P ^b   Davey Smith, G ^a   Gunnell, D ^a  

^a Canynge Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Students; Trends; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037689444     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802279     Document Type: Article

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