Is the swiss population gaining body weight?;Werden die Schweizer schwerer?

Praxis

Volumn 92, Issue 51-52, 2003, Pages 2191-2200

  Groscurth, A ^a   Vetter, W ^a   Suter, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 80051877181     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0369-8394.92.51.2191     Document Type: Article

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