Overweight and obesity trends in Copenhagen schoolchildren from 2002 to 2007

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1675-1678

  Pearson, Seija ^a   Hansen, Bente ^a   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^b   Baker, Jennifer L ^b  

^a Occupational Health Service of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78649751873     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01897.x     Document Type: Article

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