Recent trend in overweight and obesity in male adolescents in Austria: A population-based study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 709-714

  Schober, Edith ^a,d   Rami, Birgit ^a   Kirchengast, Sylvia ^b   Waldhör, Thomas ^a   Sefranek, Reinhart ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Ministry of Defence   (Austria)

^d ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Male adolescents; Obesity; Overweight; Regional differences; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBESITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRIA; BODY MASS INDEX; DATABASES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34249035864     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0312-z     Document Type: Article

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