Association of obesity with socio-economic factors and obesity-related chronic diseases in rural southwest China

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-251

  Cai, L ^a   He, J ^a   Song, Y ^a   Zhao, K ^a   Cui, W ^a  

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Obesity; Obesity related chronic diseases; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNIC MINORITY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84875232500     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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