Prevalence and period trends of overweight and obesity in Australian young adults

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1083-1085

  Grech, A ^a   Allman Farinelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; POVERTY; SEX FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962683927     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.41     Document Type: Article

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