Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966-69 to 1995-97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bjørnelv, Sigrid ^a,b   Lydersen, Stian ^a   Mykletun, Arnstein ^c   Holmen, Turid Lingaas ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORWAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PHYSIOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX RATIO; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 36349016575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-279     Document Type: Article

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