Overweight, obesity, and perception of body image among slum residents in nairobi, Kenya, 2008-2009

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Ettarh, Remare ^a   Van de Vijver, Steven ^b   Oti, Sam ^b   Kyobutungi, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891348577     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.130198     Document Type: Article

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