Using local data to monitor obesity rates in Wisconsin counties, 1994-2003

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 20-25

  Schumann, Casey L ^a,b,d   Remington, Patrick L ^a,c  

^a Menominee Tribal Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Department of Population Health Sciences ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED STATES; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 25444453788     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: 10981861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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