Obesity among Ghanaian women: Past prevalence, future incidence

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 590-592

  Dake, F A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; OBESITY;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; GHANA; GHANAIAN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OBESITY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUE; TREND STUDY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

GHANA;

EID: 84879185974     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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