Body mass index of married Bangladeshi women: Trends and association with socio-demographic factors

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 385-399

  Hossain, M G ^a   Bharati, P ^b   Aik, Saw ^a   Lestrel, Pete E ^c   Abeer, Almasri ^d   Kamarul, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POVERTY; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HINDUISM; HUMANS; ISLAM; LINEAR MODELS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861890412     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193201200003X     Document Type: Article

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