The Epidemiology of Obesity: A Review

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 489-493

  Saw, S M ^a   Rajan, U ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Mortality; Overweight; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; SOUTH AMERICA; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031173941     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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