Socio-demographic and geographic analysis of overweight and obesity in Canadian adults using the Canadian Community Health Survey (2005)

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-15

  Slater, Joyce ^a   Green, C ^a   Sevenhuysen, G ^a   O'Neil, J ^b   Edginton, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geographic trend; Obesity; Policy; Population based; Prevalence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 72149134874     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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