Current prospectus on obesity in Bahrain and determination of percentage body fat range

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Hubail, Amal R ^a   Culligan, Kevin G ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84857731644     PISSN: 10128298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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