The obesity epidemic: The role of the National Institutes of Health

Advanced Studies in Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 122-123

  Yanovski, Susan Z ^a,b   Donato, Karen ^d   Gansheroff, Lisa ^b,c  

^a Obesity and Eating Disorders Program   (United States)

^b NIDDK   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 16344395667     PISSN: 15303004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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