Obesity - A global public health problem;Pretilost - Globalni javnozdravstveni problem

Acta Medica Croatica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-164

  Urek, Roman ^a   Crnčević Urek, Marija ^a   Čubrilo Turek, Mirjana ^a  

^a Sveti Duh General Hospital   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Obesity; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROATIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETOGENESIS; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STROKE; SURVIVAL TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROATIA; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547558650     PISSN: 13300164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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