Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult females in the United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 26-33

  Sheikh Ismail, Layla I ^a   Henry, C Jeya K ^b   Lightowler, Helen J ^b   Aldhaheri, Ayesha S ^c   Masuadi, Emad ^c   Al Hourani, Huda M ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; United Arab Emirates; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949183444     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480802331179     Document Type: Article

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