Prevalence of obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption by socioeconomic status among six communities in Nicaragua

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-225

  Laux, Timothy S ^a   Bert, Philip J ^b   González, Marvin ^b   Unruh, Mark ^c   Aragon, Aurora ^b   Lacourt, Cecilia Torres ^b  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b en el Jardín botánico ambiental de la UNAN León   (Nicaragua)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Chronic disease; Nicaragua; Obesity; Poverty; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING WATER; OBESITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICARAGUA; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TOBACCO USE; URBAN POPULATION; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICARAGUA; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO USE; URBAN POPULATION; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

NICARAGUA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84870532190     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892012000900007     Document Type: Article

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