Burden of overweight in Germany: Prevalence differences between former East and West German children

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 526-531

  Liese, Angela D ^a   Hirsch, Thomas ^b   Von Mutius, Erika ^c   Weiland, Stephan K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Diet; Overweight; Regional differences

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33749567678     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl052     Document Type: Article

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