Socioeconomic status and obesity

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-48

  McLaren, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Obesity; Review publication type ; Sex; Social class

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34547702515     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxm001     Document Type: Review

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