Prevalence and costs of obesity

Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-13

  Lobstein, Tim ^a,b  

^a International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; costs; economic; overweight; prevalence

Indexed keywords

TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; DIET; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; FOOD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALTA; MAURITIUS; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650681767     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2010.10.001     Document Type: Review

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