Emerging patterns in overweight and obesity in Ecuador

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-74

  Bernstein, Adam ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecuador; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY MASS; DIETARY SHIFT; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; OBESITY; POPULATION GROWTH; STATE ROLE;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 51249094313     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892008000700010     Document Type: Article

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