Measured weights in PEI adults reveal higher than expected obesity rates

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-178

  MacLellan, Debbie L ^a   Taylor, Jennifer P ^a   Van Til, Linda ^b   Sweet, Lamont ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Government of PEI ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; CLASSIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 2942706087     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403642     Document Type: Article

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