Determinants of obesity in transition economies: The case of Russia

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-391

  Huffman, Sonya K ^a   Rizov, Marian ^b,c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health; Obesity; Russia; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SMOKING;

EID: 36348957820     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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