Effects of socio-economic and behavioural characteristics in explaining central obesity - A study on adult Asian Indians in Calcutta, India

Collegium Antropologicum

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-271

  Ghosh, Arnab ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asians; Behaviours; Central obesity; India; Physical activity; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33745515449     PISSN: 03506134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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