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Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Aznar
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Description for Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Hardcover. Despite adults' best preventive efforts, childhood obesity is on the rise in most areas of the world, and with it the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other formerly adult-onset conditions. This book takes the global ecological approach that is needed to understand the scope of the problem. Editor(s): Aznar, Luis A. Moreno; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Pigeot, Iris. Series: Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Despite adults’ best preventive efforts, childhood obesity is on the rise in most areas of the world, and with it the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other formerly adult-onset conditions. Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents takes the global ecological approach that is needed to understand the scope of the problem and its multiple causes and mechanisms, and to aid in developing more effective prevention and intervention programs. In the book’s first half, experts present a descriptive summary of youth obesity trends in ten world regions, broken down by age group, gender, socioeconomic status, and ... Read more
Despite adults’ best preventive efforts, childhood obesity is on the rise in most areas of the world, and with it the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other formerly adult-onset conditions. Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents takes the global ecological approach that is needed to understand the scope of the problem and its multiple causes and mechanisms, and to aid in developing more effective prevention and intervention programs. In the book’s first half, experts present a descriptive summary of youth obesity trends in ten world regions, broken down by age group, gender, socioeconomic status, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441960382
SKU
V9781441960382
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99-15
About Aznar
Luis Moreno Aznar is Professor in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. Iris Pigeot is Professor in the Division of Biometry and Data Management at the University of Bremen, Germany. Wolfgang Ahrens is Professor in the Division of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research at the University of Bremen.
Reviews for Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
From the reviews: “This book brings a global focus to obesity in children and adolescents, a very important topic as the obesity problem reaches pandemic proportions. … The book has appeal for a broad audience that includes both biology and epidemiology students, as well as medical students and practitioners. … This is the first book that I have seen ... Read more