Trends of overweight and obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Czech schoolchildren: HBSC study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 210-215

  Sigmundová, Dagmar ^a   Sigmund, Erik ^a   Hamrik, Zdenek ^a   Kalman, Michal ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84897374730     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt085     Document Type: Article

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