Morbid obesity in women on the rise: An observational, population-based study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pasco, Julie A ^a,b,c   Brennan, Sharon L ^a,b   Kotowicz, Mark A ^a,b,c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Barwon Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Morbid obesity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PREVALENCE; RISK; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PREVALENCE; RISK; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875501239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-290     Document Type: Article

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