Prevalence of overweight and obesity in young Greek men

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-103

  Papadimitriou, A ^a   Fytanidis, G ^a   Papadimitriou, D T ^a   Priftis, K N ^a   Nicolaidou, P ^a   Fretzayas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Educational level; Men; Place of residence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; GREECE; HEALTH CARE; OBESITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 38849157777     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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