Changing prevalence of obesity in a rural community between 1977 and 2003: A multiple cross-sectional study

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-19

  Chen, Y ^a   Rennie, D C ^b   Dosman, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Prevalence; Rural living; Smoking

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL SOCIETY; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SASKATCHEWAN;

CANADA; HUMBOLDT; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 58849097962     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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