Urban and rural differences in the prevalence of gender and age specific obesity and related health behaviors in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 713-720

  Chung, Sang Jin ^a   Young, Shin Han ^a   Lee, Sang Il ^a   Kang, Seung Ho ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Health Behavior; Health Care Surveys; Korea; National Survey; Nutrition Surveys; Obesity; Residence Characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744572657     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.5.713     Document Type: Article

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