Women of higher socio-economic status are more likely to be overweight in Karnataka, India

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1217-1220

  Griffiths, P ^a   Bentley, M ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Nutrition; Socio economic status; Transition; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 27144507073     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602228     Document Type: Article

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