Overweight and obesity in Norwegian children: Prevalence and socio-demographic risk factors

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 900-905

  Júlíusson, Pétur B ^a,b   Eide, Geir Egil ^a,b   Roelants, Mathieu ^c   Waaler, Per Erik ^a   Hauspie, Roland ^c   Bjerknes, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Obesity; Overweight; Socio demography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951943649     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01730.x     Document Type: Article

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