Prevalence and awareness of obesity among people of different age groups in educational institutions in Morogoro, Tanzania

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 68-72

  Nyaruhucha, C N M ^a   Achen, J H ^a   Msuya, J M ^a   Shayo, N B ^a   Kulwa, K B M ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; TANZANIA;

EID: 23944509349     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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