Socioeconomic determinants of anthropometric trends among Hungarian youth

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 321-333

  Gyenis, Gyula ^a   Joubert, Kálmán ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Hungarian Central Statistical Office   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biological standard of living; BMI; Height; Hungary; Socioeconomic status; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OCCUPATION; PARENT; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GROWTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS;

EID: 3543059414     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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