Trends of BMI and prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portugal (1995-2005): A systematic review

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 972-981

  Carreira, Helena ^a,b   Pereira, Marta ^a,b   Azevedo, Ana ^a,b   Lunet, Nuno ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BMI; Obesity; Portugal; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84864130604     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012000559     Document Type: Review

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