The prevalence of abdominal obesity and its associated risk factors in married, non-pregnant women born and living in high altitude, southwestern, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1875-1880

  Khalid, Mohammed E ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 41149145298     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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