Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults From Rural and Urban Areas of the United States: Findings From NHANES (2005-2008)

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 392-397

  Befort, Christie A ^a   Nazir, Niaman ^a   Perri, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health disparities; Obesity; Rural; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867995076     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2012.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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