Population-based trends in overweight and obesity: A comparative study of 2 148 342 Israeli male and female adolescents born 1950-1993

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-111

  Meydan, C ^a   Afek, A ^a,b,c,e   Derazne, E ^a,d   Tzur, D ^d   Twig, G ^b,d   Gordon, B ^a,d   Shamiss, A ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gender; Israel; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84878359913     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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