Prevalence and correlates of obesity among Lusaka residents, Zambia: A population-based survey

International Archives of Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Rudatsikira, Emmanuel ^a   Muula, Adamson S ^b   Mulenga, David ^c   Siziya, Seter ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c Department of Environmental and Plant Sciences   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Lusaka; Obesity; Smoking; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84860342742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17557682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-5-14     Document Type: Article

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