Social factors and overweight: Evidence from nine Asian INDEPTH network sites

Global Health Action

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-59

  Razzaque, Abdur ^a   Nahar, Lutfun ^b   Van Minh, Hoang ^c   Ng, Nawi ^d   Juvekar, Sanjay ^e   Ashraf, Ali ^f   Ahmed, Syed Masud ^g   Soonthornthada, Kusol ^h   Kanungsukkasem, Uraiwan ^h   Bich, Tran Huu ⁱ  

^a Matlab Health and Demographic Survillance System   (Bangladesh)

^b EAST WEST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c Filabavi Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Viet Nam)

^d Purworejo Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Indonesia)

^e Vadu Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (India)

^f AMK Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Bangladesh)

^g WATCH Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Bangladesh)

^h Kanchanaburi Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Thailand)

ⁱ Chililab Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Asia; Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Risk factor surveillance; WHO STEPS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868368645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v2i0.1991     Document Type: Article

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