Association between anxiety and obesity: A study of a young-adult Nigerian population

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 5 SUPPL, 2013, Pages

  Ejike, Chukwunonso ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adiposity; anxiety; association; obesity; young adult Nigerians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84884297908     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.116429     Document Type: Article

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