Lower thresholds for diagnosis and management of obesity in British South Asians

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 378-379

  Kumar, S ^a   Hanif, W ^b   Zaman, M J ^c   Sattar, N ^d   Patel, K ^e   Khunti, K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT;

ASIAN; BEHAVIOR THEORY; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BODY MASS INDEX; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79952749755     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02548.x     Document Type: Editorial

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