Smoking in the age of obesity: an investigation of secular trends in body fat and cigarette smoking

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Examensarbete (självständigt arbete)
Språk
Engelska
Utgivningsdatum
Abstract (Engelska)

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...

Antal sidor
34
Handledare
Lauren Lissner
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Nordic School of Public Health NHV, Box 12133, 402 42 Göteborg, Sweden
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Examensnivå
Masterexamen

Serie

Serie
Master of Public Health, MPH
Nummer
MPH 2011:1
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ISBN 978-91-86739-06-5