Changes in waist circumference among adolescents in England from 1977-1987 to 2005-2007

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 695-701

  Mindell, J S ^a   Dinsdale, H ^b   Ridler, C ^b   Rutter, H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Obesity Observatory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; BMI; Central obesity; Health examination survey; Obesity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CROSS SECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864824190     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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