Appropriate body-mass index for Asians [13]

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9351, 2003, Pages 85-

  Patel, Jeetesh K ^a   Hughes, E A ^b   Mackness, M I ^a   Vyas, A ^a   Cruickshank, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BODY MASS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037417492     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12150-2     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Choo V. WHO reassesses appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations. Lancet. 360:2002;235.
2. Padmavati S. Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in India II: ischemic heart disease. Circulation. 25:1962;711-717.