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The secular trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the population of primary school children from Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 53 (2014): Issue 2 (June 2014)
By: Marjeta Kovač,  Gregor Jurak,  Lijana Zaletel Kragelj and  Bojan Leskošek  
Open Access
|Apr 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2014-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 188 - 198
Published on: Apr 9, 2014
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
public health,
childhood obesity,
body mass index,
primary school,
sex,
age
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2014 Marjeta Kovač, Gregor Jurak, Lijana Zaletel Kragelj, Bojan Leskošek, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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