Trends and projections of obesity among Canadians

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 109-112

  Bancej, C ^a   Jayabalasingham, B ^a   Wall, R W ^a   Rao, D P ^a   Do, M T ^a   de Groh, M ^a   Jayaraman, G C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Computer simulation; Epidemiology; Health surveys; Obesity; Prevalence; Projections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84974663177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2368738X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.35.7.02     Document Type: Article

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