Overweight more prevalent among children than among adolescents

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-581

  Holmbäck, Ulf ^a,c   Fridman, Jennifer ^b   Gustafsson, Jan ^b   Proos, Lemm ^b   Sundelin, Claes ^b   Forslund, Anders ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Gender; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33947503880     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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