High prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 547-552

  Al Nuaim, A R ^a   Al Rubeaan, K ^a   Al Mazrou, Y ^b   Al Attas, O ^a   Al Daghari, N ^a   Khoja, T ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0029967134     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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