Review on epidemic of obesity

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-65

  Low, Serena ^a   Chin, Mien Chew ^a   Deurenberg Yap, Mabel ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; EMBASE; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TREND STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 60049084227     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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