The prevalence of obesity among clinical students in a Malaysian medical school

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-132

  Boo, N Y ^a   Chia, G J Q ^a   Wong, L C ^a   Chew, R M ^a   Chong, W ^a   Loo, R C N ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medical students; Obesity; Risk factors; Soft drinks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME;

BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77951275248     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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