Rationale for redefining obesity in asians

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-74

  Low, Serena ^a   Chin, Mien Chew ^a   Stefan, Ma ^a   Heng, Derrick ^a   Deurenberg Yap, Mabel ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adult; Body mass index; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDLINE; NORMAL VALUE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 60049092737     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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