Prevalence of overweight and obesity among students of a medical college in Saudi Arabia

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-43

  Bazmi Inam, S N ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 46849119008     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22442/jlumhs.08710142     Document Type: Article

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