Epidemiology and consequences of obesity

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 438-442

  Stevens, June ^a,b   Truesdale, Kimberly P ^b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0038299393     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(03)00046-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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