Socioeconomic changes as covariates of overweight and obesity among Tangkhul Naga tribal women of Manipur, North-East India

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-305

  Mungreiphy, N K ^a   Kapoor, Satwanti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION GROUPS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952554167     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990587     Document Type: Article

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