Overweight and obesity in adults aged 20-74 in southern Iran

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 963-965

  Pishdad, G R ^a,b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fars; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Southern Iran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

IRANIA;

EID: 0029851790     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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