Recent trends in childhood obesity and overweight in the transition countries of Eastern and Central Europe

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-270

  Bodzsar, Eva B ^a   Zsakai, Annamaria ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Eastern and Central European countries; Nutritional status; Obesity and overweight; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH STATUS; MARKET TRANSITION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POLITICAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TREND ANALYSIS; WELFARE IMPACT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; HUNGARY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HUNGARY; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 84898763536     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2013.856473     Document Type: Article

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