Body mass index and its association with socioeconomic and behavioral variables among socioeconomically heterogeneous populations of Andhra Pradesh, India

Human Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 901-917

  Nirmala Reddy, B ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Food habits; Income; Physical activity; Smoking; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006683250     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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