Declining prevalence rates for overweight and obesity in German children starting school

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-299

  Moss, Anja ^a   Klenk, Jochen ^a,b   Simon, Klaus ^c   Thaiss, Heidrun ^d   Reinehr, Thomas ^e   Wabitsch, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c Institute for Health and Work of the German State Nordrhein Westfalen   (Germany)

^d Social Affairs and Health of Schleswig Holstein   (Germany)

^e Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Nutritional Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; School enrolment examination

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84857057999     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1531-5     Document Type: Review

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