Prevalence of obesity in Denmark

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-189

  Due, P ^a,c   Heitmann, B L ^b   Sorensen T I A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Denmark; Obesity epidemic

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34247358303     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2006.00291.x     Document Type: Review

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