Association between socioeconomic status and overweight and obesity among inuit adults: International polar year inuit health survey, 2007-2008

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Zienczuk, Natalia ^a   Egeland, Grace M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inuit; Obesity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESKIMO; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866775180     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18419     Document Type: Article

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