Trends in overweight and obesity in Portuguese conscripts from 1986 to 2000 in relation to place of residence and educational level

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 946-952

  Padez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Portugal; Trends; Young adults

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEIGHT; YOUNG POPULATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749249408     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.023     Document Type: Article

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