The heights and weights of Irish children from the post-war era to the Celtic tiger

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-264

  Perry, I J ^a   Whelton, H ^a   Harrington, J ^a   Cousins, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Brookfield Health Sciences Complex ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HEIGHT; OBESITY; POST-WAR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 62449089717     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.079236     Document Type: Article

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