Prevalence of obesity in Indian women

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-108

  Garg, C ^a   Khan, S A ^a   Ansari, S H ^a   Garg, M ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Obesity; Prevalence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; AWARENESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 75149190144     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00666.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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