Obesity in Switzerland: do estimates depend on how body mass index has been assessed?

David Faeh; Pedro Marques-Vidal; Arnaud Chiolero; Matthias Bopp

doi:10.4414/smw.2008.12065

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Vol. 138 No. 1314 (2008)

Obesity in Switzerland: do estimates depend on how body mass index has been assessed?

David Faeh
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Arnaud Chiolero
Matthias Bopp

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2008.12065
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2008;138:204-210
Published: 05.04.2008

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Faeh D, Marques-Vidal P, Chiolero A, Bopp M. Obesity in Switzerland: do estimates depend on how body mass index has been assessed?. Swiss Med Wkly [Internet]. 2008 Apr. 5 [cited 2023 Sep. 28];138(1314):204-10. Available from: https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/839

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