High prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-year-old children in Finnmark County, North Norway

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 924-928

  Kokkvoll, Ane ^a   Jeppesen, Elisabeth ^a,b   Juliusson, Petur B ^c   Flægstad, Trond ^b,d   Njølstad, Inger ^b  

^a Hammerfest Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Child healthcare centre; Child obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERWEIGHT;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84864670839     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02735.x     Document Type: Article

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