Ethnic differences in obesity among immigrants from developing countries, in Oslo, Norway

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 684-690

  Kumar, B N ^a   Meyer, H E ^a,b   Wandel, M ^a   Dalen, I ^a   Holmboe Ottesen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Ethnic minorities; Immigrants; Waist circumference; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SRI LANKA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIET NAM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SRI LANKA; TURKEY; VIETNAM; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33645473213     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803051     Document Type: Article

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