The relationship of Polish students' height, weight and BMI with some socioeconomic variables

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-652

  Krzyzanowska, Monika ^a   Umławska, Wioleta ^a  

^a University of Wrocaw   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIBLING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957273971     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932010000180     Document Type: Article

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