Secular trends in weight, height and BMI in young Swedes: The 'Grow up Gothenburg' Studies

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-317

  Lissner, L ^a   Mehlig, K ^a   Sjoberg A ^a,b   Chaplin, J ^a   Niklasson, A ^a   Albertsson Wikland, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Overweight; Teenager; Thinness; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TREND STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873412456     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12087     Document Type: Article

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