Changes in body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity among Kuwaitis 1980-1994

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1093-1099

  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; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KUWAIT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030853264     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800505     Document Type: Article

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