Ethnic differences in body mass index and associated factors of adolescents from minorities in Oslo, Norway: A cross-sectional study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 999-1008

  Kumar, B N ^a   Holmboe Ottesen, G ^a   Lien, N ^a   Wandel, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body mass index; Ethnic minorities; Food habits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FAR EAST; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NORWAY; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 10944233533     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2004644     Document Type: Article

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