Obesity: The worldwide epidemic

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 276-280

  James, Philip T ^a  

^a International Obesity TaskForce   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 4744339348     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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