State-specific prevalence of obesity among adults - United States, 2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 765-768

  Galuska, D A ^a   Gillespie, C ^a   Kuester, S A ^a   Mokdad, A H ^a   Cogswell, M E ^a   Philip, C M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47549097456     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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