Stagnation in body mass index in Denmark from 1997/1998 to 2004/2005, but with geographical diversity

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Svendstrup, Mathilde ^a   Knudsen, Nils Jacob ^a   Jørgensen, Torben ^b   Rasmussen, Lone Banke ^c   Ovesen, Lars ^d   Perrild, Hans ^a   Laurberg, Peter ^e  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455225253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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