Prevalence and functional correlates of obesity in an Egyptian village

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-325

  Khan, Laura Kettel ^a   Harrison, Gail G ^b   Galal, Osman M ^b   Ritenbaugh, Cheryl ^c   Shaheen, Farouk M ^d   Kirksey, Avanelle ^e   Jerome, Norge W ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Nutrition Institute   (Egypt)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Chronic disease; Egypt; Infant birthweight; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342625058     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1996.9991468     Document Type: Article

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