Obesity continues to increase in the majority of the population in mid-Sweden - A 12-year follow-up

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 622-627

  Molarius, Anu ^a,b   Lindén Boström, Margareta ^c,d   Granström, Fredrik ^e   Karlsson, Jan ^d  

^a Section of Vascular Surgery   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department for Sustainable Development ^*  (Sweden)

^d Örebro University   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84984677466     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw042     Document Type: Article

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