Overweight in elderly Mexican women of a marginal community

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 256-258

  Gutierrez L M ^a   Llaca, M C ^a   Cervantes, L ^a   Velazquez Alva, M C ^b   Irigoyen, M E ^b   Zepeda, M ^b  

^a Department of Geriatrics   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Body mass index; Elderly Mexican women; Nutrition; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEXICO; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

AGED; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEXICO; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0035238479     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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