Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Thai population: Results of the National Thai Food Consumption Survey

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Jitnarin, Nattinee ^a   Kosulwat, V ^b   Rojroongwasinkul, N ^c   Boonpraderm, A ^c   Haddock, C K ^a   Poston, W S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Mead Johnson Nutritionals   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Children; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC STANDARD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84862858484     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327467     Document Type: Article

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