Dimensions of socioeconomic position related to body mass index and obesity among Danish women and men

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 418-426

  Groth, M V ^a   Fagt, S ^a   Matthiessen, J ^a   Biltoft Jensen, A ^a   Stockmarr, A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass index; obesity; overweight; socioeconomic position; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849125862     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809105284     Document Type: Article

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