Prevalence of obesity and chronic energy deficiency (CED) among females in Morogoro district, Tanzania

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-67

  Mosha, Theobald C E ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Chronic energy; Deficiency; Females; Obesity; Occupation; Socioeconomic factor

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WOMENS HEALTH;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MOROGORO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33746469928     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240303112     Document Type: Article

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