Overweight and obesity in the USA, Germany, Austria and Switzerland;Übergewicht und adipositas in den USA, Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz

Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Sportmedizin

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 278-285

  Ehrsam, R ^a   Stoffel, S ^a   Mensink, G ^b   Melges, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparison USA, Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Etiology; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844485384     PISSN: 03445925     EISSN: 03445925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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