Prevalence of obesity in Switzerland 1992-2007: The impact of education, income and occupational class

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 151-166

  Faeh, D ^a   Braun, J ^a   Bopp, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Inequality; Obesity prevalence; Switzerland; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWITZERLAND; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79951839476     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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