Temporal changes in body mass index and prevalence of obesity among Kuwaiti men

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 307-314

  Al Isa, Abdulwahab Naser ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Kuwait; Men; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KUWAIT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SITTING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030777863     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177959     Document Type: Article

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