Trends in overweight prevalence among 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in 25 countries in Europe, Canada and USA from 2002 to 2010

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-32

  Ahluwalia, Namanjeet ^a,b   Dalmasso, Paola ^c   Rasmussen, Mette ^d   Lipsky, Leah ^e   Currie, Candace ^f   Haug, Ellen ^g   Kelly, Colette ^h   Damsgaard, Mogens Trab ^b   Due, Pernille ^b   Tabak, Izabela ⁱ   Ercan, Oya ^j   Maes, Lea ^j   Aasvee, Katrin ^k   Cavallo, Franco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b University of Torino ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Poland)

^j ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926672708     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv016     Document Type: Review

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