Increasing Rate of Weight Loss among Schoolchildren, Especially Girls, in Sweden

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-244

  Werner, Bo ^a   Magnuson, Anders ^b   Bodin, Lennart ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; National study; Schoolchildren; Secular changes; Sweden; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33847168947     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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