The impact of country of birth and time in Sweden on overweight and obesity: A population-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 276-284

  Lindström, Martin ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

acculturation; country of birth; education; Obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADULT; AGED; ARABS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLAND; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 23844516707     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940510005653     Document Type: Article

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