Regional inequalities in pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity in Sweden, 1992, 2000, and 2010

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 534-539

  Chaparro, M Pia ^a   Koupil, Ilona ^a   Ivarsson, Anneli ^b   Nilsson, Karina ^b   Haggstrom, Jenny ^c   Luna, Xavier ^c   Lindgren, Urban ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

inequalities; obesity; Overweight; pregnancy; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936993584     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494815579478     Document Type: Article

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