Obesity in Canada: A descriptive analysis

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Macdonald, Sharon M ^a   Reeder, Bruce A ^b   Chen, Yue ^b   Després, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; SMOKING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030851276     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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