Obesity in Byzantine and in modern era from a public health perspective

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 228-230

  Polychronopoulos, E ^a,d   Eftychiades, A ^b   Panagiotakos, B ^a   Chrysohoou, Ch ^c   Toutouzas, P ^c   Marketos, S ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Heart Foundation   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Byzantine; Medicine; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NUTRIENT; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 11344261274     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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