Obesity in Mediterranean region (1997-2007): A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-399

  Papandreou, C ^a   Mourad, T Abu ^a   Jildeh, C ^a,b   Abdeen, Z ^b   Philalithis, A ^a   Tzanakis, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Age; Economic level; Geographic location; Obesity; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCOME; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RANK SUM TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49749121906     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00466.x     Document Type: Review

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