Association of socioeconomic position and childhood obesity in Finland: a registry-based study

Objective To identify what dimensions of socioeconomic position (SEP) are most closely associated with childhood obesity in Finland, leveraging population-wide data among the whole child population aged 2–17 years in Finland.Design Registry-based study.Setting Data from several administrative regist...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Majid Ezzati, Hanna Tolonen, Tiina Laatikainen, Franco Sassi, Laura Paalanen, Esko Levälahti, Päivi Mäki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e068748.full

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