Age standardization in mapping adult overweight and obesity trends in the WHO European Region.

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Published in Obes Rev on November 07, 2011

Authors

C M Doak1, T M A Wijnhoven, D F Schokker, T L S Visscher, J C Seidell

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Health Sciences, VU University and VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. colleen.doak@falw.vu.nl

Associated clinical trials:

Home Based or Traditional Class HIIT in Overweight Women. | NCT04796532

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