Trends of weight, height and obesity in young Portuguese males: 1995-1999

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1165-1166

  Lacerda Nobre, E ^a   Jorge, Z ^a   Macedo, A ^a   Jacome De Castro J ^a  

^a Hospital Militar Principal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Height; Obesity; Portugese males; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EUROPE; EVALUATION; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POLITICS; PORTUGAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0347089224     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000006636.97694.ef     Document Type: Letter

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