Prevalence of overweight and obesity in men of the Belgian army;Prevalentie van overgewicht en obesitas in het Belgische leger: Leeftijdsafhankelijke evolutie van de body mass index

Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Mullie, P ^a,b   Vansant, G ^a   Hulens, M ^a   Degrave, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Eenheid voor Epidemiologie en Biostatistiek   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 62749109764     PISSN: 0371683X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/tvg.65.05.2000493     Document Type: Article

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