Increasing prevalence of overweight in young schoolchildren in Umeå, Sweden, from 1986 to 2001

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 848-853

  Petersen, Solveig ^a   Brulin, C ^a   Bergstrom E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Gender; Overweight; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0041874730     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310002957     Document Type: Article

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