Commentary: Varying relation of socioeconomic status with obesity between countries at different stages of development

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-113

  Song, Yun Mi ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WEIGHT;

CALORIC INTAKE; CULTURAL VALUE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MANUAL LABOR; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 32144446918     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi227     Document Type: Note

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