Sleep deprivation predisposes Gujarati Indian adolescents to obesity

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-194

  Shaikh, Wasim A ^a   Patel, Minal ^a   Singh, S K ^a  

^a PRAMUKHSWAMI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Gujarati Indian adolescents; Obesity; Sleep duration

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849112238     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.55282     Document Type: Article

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