National prevalence of obesity: Prevalence of obesity in Sweden

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Neovius, M ^a   Janson, A ^a   Rossner S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Obesity; Prevalence; Sweden

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARMY; BODY MASS; HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SHORT SURVEY; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33645098767     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2006.00190.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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