Socioeconomic status and obesity among semi-Urban Nigerians

Obesity Facts

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 356-361

  Mbada, Chidozie E ^a   Adedoyin, Rufus A ^b   Ayanniyi, Olusola ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

BMI; Obesity; Overweight; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 76749111034     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000241984     Document Type: Article

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