Differing trends in the association between obesity and self-reported health in Portugal and Switzerland. Data from national health surveys 1992-2007

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Marques Vidal, Pedro ^a   Ravasco, Paula ^b   Paccaud, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Obesity; Population survey; Portugal; Self rated health; Switzerland; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; SELF REPORT; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864412930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-588     Document Type: Article

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