The global epidemic of obesity

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Gill, T P ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD); Diabetes; Epidemic; Global; International Obesity TaskForce (IOTF); Non communicable diseases (NCD); Obesity; WHO

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644450230     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.1999.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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