Obesity in primary care patients in Kelantan, Malaysia: Prevalence, and patients' knowledge and attitudes

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 776-779

  Jackson, Alison ^a   Cole, Cordelia ^a   Esquiro, Jennifer ^a   Edwards, Mark ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030310119     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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