Body mass index and prevalence of obesity changes among Kuwaitis

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 743-749

  Al Isa, A N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Kuwaitis; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030712070     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600476     Document Type: Article

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