Distribution and determinants of body mass index of non-smoking adults in Delhi, India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-301

  Chhabra, Pragti ^a   Chhabra, Sunil K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; India; Obesity; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 36949025456     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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