Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Denmark

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Matthiessen, Jeppe ^a   Velsing Groth, Margit ^a   Fagt, Sisse ^a   Biltoft Jensen, Anja ^a   Trolle, Ellen ^a   Stockmarr, Anders ^a   Andersen, Jens Strodl ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass index; children; Denmark; obesity; trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40549145564     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085185     Document Type: Article

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