Trends in obesity differences by educational level in Spain

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 351-354

  Gutiérrez Fisac, Juan L ^a   Regidor, Enrique ^a   Rodríguez, Carmen ^a  

^a Ministry of Environment   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body mass index; Education; Health surveys; Inequality; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MONITORING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPAIN;

EID: 0343396487     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00535-8     Document Type: Article

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