Factors associated with overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti men

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-73

  Naser Al Isa, Abdulwahab ^a   Campbell, Jennifer ^b   Desapriya, Ediriweera ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kuwait; male; obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871650554     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511412178     Document Type: Article

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