Are the circumpolar inuit becoming obese?

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-189

  Young, T Kue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; ESKIMO; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARCTIC REGIONS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLD CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INUITS; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947363371     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20617     Document Type: Review

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