Morbid obesity rates continue to rise rapidly in the United States

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 889-891

  Sturm, R ^a   Hattori, A ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BRFSS; epidemiology; morbid obesity; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882257874     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.159     Document Type: Article

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