Association between obesity and socioeconomic factors and lifestyle

Vojnosanitetski Pregled

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 705-710

  Grujić, Vera ^a   Cvejin, Mirjana Martinov ^b   Nikolić, Eržebet Ač ^a   Dragnić, Nataša ^b   Jovanović, Vesna Mijatović ^a   Kvrgić, Svetlana ^a   Travar, Sonja ^a  

^a Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina   (Serbia)

^b Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Prevalence; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors; Yugoslavia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SERBIA; SEX RATIO; SITTING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SERBIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449366894     PISSN: 00428450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/VSP0909705G     Document Type: Article

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