Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Swiss adolescents;Prävalenz von übergewicht und adipositas bei Kantons- schülerinnen in St. Gallen

Praxis

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 119-128

  Barlocher A ^a   Vetter, W ^a   Suter, Paolo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Epidemiology; Media consumption; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; TV Consumption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 39349102499     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157.97.3.119     Document Type: Article

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