Prevalence of Obesity in Adults - An Epidemiological Study from Kashmir Valley of Indian Subcontinent

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1170-1174

  Zargar, A H ^a   Masoodi, S R ^a   Laway, B A ^a   Khan, A K ^a   Wani, A I ^a   Bashir, M I ^a   Akhtar, Sakina ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034574192     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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