Can we slow down the global increase of adiposity?

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 115-116

  Schwandt, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79960188326     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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