Extremely high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Murcia, a Mediterranean region in south-east Spain

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1372-1380

  Martinez Ros M T ^a   Tormo, M J ^b   Navarro, C ^b   Chirlaque, M D ^b   Perez Flores D ^a  

^a Centro de Salud Murcia Centro España Gerencia de Atención Primaria   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Socio economic factors; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0034854084     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801684     Document Type: Article

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