Physical activity and socioeconomic status explain rural-urban differences in obesity: A cross-sectional study in benin (West Africa)

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-337

  Ntandou, Gervais ^a   Delisle, Hélène ^a   Agueh, Victoire ^b   Fayomi, Benjamin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c Applied Biomedical Sciences Institute (ISBA)   (Benin)

Author keywords

Medium size city of Benin; Obesity; Physical activity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 45549105468     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240802003835     Document Type: Article

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