Major differences in prevalence of overweight according to nationality in preschool children living in Germany: Determinants and public health implications

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-363

  Kuepper Nybelen, J ^a   Lamerz, A ^b   Bruning, N ^b   Hebebrand, J ^c   Herpertz Dahlmann, B ^b   Brenner, H ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAST FOOD RESTAURANT; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOFT DRINK; TELEVISION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 16844364110     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.052423     Document Type: Article

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