Epidemic of overweight and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-112

  Rueda Clausen, Christian F ^a   Silva, Federico A ^a   López Jaramillo, Patricio ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CARDIOVASCULAR DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL AMERICA; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARIBBEAN REGION; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 39749177068     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.092     Document Type: Article

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