The German Environmental Survey for Children (GerES IV): Reference values and distributions for time-location patterns of German children

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-34

  Conrad, André ^a,b   Seiwert, Margarete ^b   Hünken, Andreas ^b   Quarcoo, David ^a   Schlaud, Martin ^c   Groneberg, David ^a,d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body weight; Children; Exposure assessment; Physical activity; Reference distributions; Reference values; Time location patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870243595     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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