Smoking in the age of obesity : an investigation of secular trends in body fat and cigarette smoking
Objectives: In recent decades, obesity reached epidemic proportions in western countries, while cigarette smoking decreased. Traditionally, smoking is associated with lower relative weight (body mass index, BMI) but high abdominal obesity (waist-hip ratio, WHR). However, several recent studies sugge...
Main Author: | Webb, Lisa |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Nordic School of Public Health NHV
2011
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-3140 |
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