Socioeconomic questionnaire and clinical assessment in the HELENA Cross-Sectional Study: Methodology

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue , 2008, Pages S19-S25

  Iliescu, C ^a   Beghin L ^a,b   Maes, L ^c   De Bourdeaudhuij, I ^c   Libersa, C ^a   Vereecken, C ^c   Gonzalez Gross, M ^d,e   Kersting, M ^f   Molnar, D ^g   Leclercq, C ^h   Sjostrom M ⁱ   Manios, Y ^j   Wildhalm, K ^k   Kafatos, A ^l   Moreno, L A ^m   Gottrand, F ^a,b  

^a University of Lille   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione   (Italy)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^j Karolinska Institutet ^*  (Greece)

^k MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Adolescence; Adults; Morbidity; Nutrition; Questionnaires; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549126650     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.178     Document Type: Article

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