Trends in overweight and obese adults in Malaysia (1996-2009): A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 403-412

  Khambalia, A Z ^a   Seen, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adult; Malaysia; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALAY; MALAYSIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; AGE; FEMALE; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; RISK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77952772854     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00728.x     Document Type: Review

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