Overweight and obesity in the Arabian Peninsula: An overview

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-253

  Al Mahroos, F ^a   Al Roomi, K ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; diabetes mellitus; Obesity; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; ASIA; BODY MASS; CANCER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0033376627     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409911900410     Document Type: Article

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