Obesity in women from developing countries

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-252

  Martorell, R ^a   Kettel Khan, L ^b   Hughes, M L ^a   Grummer Strawn, L M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EASTERN EUROPE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; OBESITY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; USSR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, NORTHERN; ASIA; ASIA, WESTERN; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034057910     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600931     Document Type: Article

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