Regional trends in obesity and overweight among Austrian adults between 1973 and 2007

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 124, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 363-369

  Großschädl, Franziska ^a   Stronegger, Willibald Julius ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Regional trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRIA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864030788     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: 16137671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-012-0175-4     Document Type: Article

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