Prevalence of obesity among migrant Asian Indians: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-428

  Fernandez, Ritin ^a   Miranda, Charmaine ^a   Everett, Bronwyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian indians; Cardiovascular; Evidence based practice; Obesity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIA; META ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WAIST HIP RATIO;

BODY MASS INDEX; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INDIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84858757331     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2011.00243.x     Document Type: Review

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