Trends of obesity and overweight among college students in oman a cross sectional study

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 620-627

  Al Kilani, Hashim ^a   Waly, Mostafa ^a   Yousef, Randa ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Lifestyle; Obesity; Oman; Physical activity; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857082405     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12816/0003090     Document Type: Article

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