Trends in body mass in Swedish adolescents between 2001 and 2007

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 519-522

  Ekblom, Örjan B ^a,b   Bak, Elin A M Ekblom ^a,b   Ekblom, Björn T ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMIsds; Children; Physical activity; Predictors; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PANEL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 59149091894     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01154.x     Document Type: Article

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