Nutritional and health status of medical students at a university in northwestern Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1296-1303

  Allam, Abdulkader R ^a   Taha, Inass M ^a   Al Nozha, Omar M ^a   Sultan, Intessar E ^a  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; FAT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN D; ZINC ION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SAUDI ARABIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872202908     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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