Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in seven Arab Countries: A cross-cultural study

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Musaiger, Abdulrahman O ^a   Al Mannai, Mariam ^a   Tayyem, Reema ^b   Al Lalla, Osama ^c   Ali, Essa Y H ^d   Kalam, Faiza ^e   Benhamed, Mofida M ^f   Saghir, Sabri ^g   Halahleh, Ismail ^h   Djoudi, Zahra ⁱ   Chirane, Manel ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c Qilu University of Technology   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Elia Nutrition and Health Centre   (Kuwait)

^e Dietetic Clinic   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^g HEBRON UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^h Al Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital   (Israel)

ⁱ NutriDar   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGERIA; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; KUWAIT; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PALESTINE; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; REFERENCE VALUE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84867322190     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/981390     Document Type: Article

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