What do we do about the problem of overweight and obesity in the Americas?

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 275-276

  Teelucksingh, Surujpal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COMORBIDITY; COSTA RICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECUADOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038174956     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892003000400001     Document Type: Editorial

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