Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and comorbid conditions among U.S. and Kentucky adults, 2000-2002

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Jenkins, Todd M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644878746     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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