Overview of obesity in Mainland China

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 14-21

  Chen, C M ^a,b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b International Life Science Institute Focal Point China   (China)

Author keywords

China; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 42449119359     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00433.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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