Modelling obesity trends and related diseases in Eastern Europe

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 744-751

  Webber, L ^a   Kilpi, F ^a   Marsh, T ^a   Rtveladze, K ^a   Mcpherson, K ^b   Brown, M ^a  

^a National Heart Forum   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling; Non communicable disease; Obesity; Trend

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CROATIA; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MALE; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; SIMULATION; STROKE;

BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864022326     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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