Changes over fourteen years in adult obesity in Estonia: Socioeconomic status and use of outpatient health services

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 186-191

  Tekkel, Mare ^a,b   Veideman, Tatjana ^a,b   Rahu, Mati ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^b Estonian Centre of Behavioral and Health Sciences   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Estonia; Obesity trends; Socioeconomic status; Use of healthcare services

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951962116     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3588     Document Type: Article

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