Overweight and obesity among internal migrants in India

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 416-425

  Varadharajan Dr , Kiruba Sankar ^a   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Rajaraman, Divya ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^a   Vaz, Mario ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

India; Internal migrants; NFHS 3; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84883821382     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.3.14     Document Type: Article

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