The prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. military veterans

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 544-549

  Almond, Nathaniel ^a   Kahwati, Leila ^b   Kinsinger, Linda ^b   Porterfield, Deborah ^c  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

EID: 45749110536     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.6.544     Document Type: Article

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