Nationally representative surveys show recent increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh, Nepal, and India

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2139-2144

  Balarajan, Yarlini ^a   Villamor, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING STUDIES; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350313235     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.112029     Document Type: Article

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