Socioeconomic inequality and obesity prevalence trends in luxembourg, 1995-2007

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tchicaya, Anastase ^a   Lorentz, Nathalie ^a  

^a Centre for Population   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Luxembourg; Obesity; Socioeconomic inequalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUXEMBOURG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUXEMBOURG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84865444270     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-467     Document Type: Article

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