Predictors of overweight and obesity among women in Ghana

Open Obesity Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-81

  Agbeko, Mattah Precious ^a   Akwasi, Kumi Kyereme ^a   Andrews, Druye Adjei ^a   Gifty, Osei Berchie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Behavioural; Biological; Obesity; Overweight; Predictors; Socio cultural; Women

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIGRAVIDA; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEVISION VIEWING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84884185244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18768237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876823701305010072     Document Type: Article

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