A review of adult obesity prevalence, trends, risk factors, and epidemiologic methods in Kuwait

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Karageorgi, Stalo ^a   Alsmadi, Osama ^a   Behbehani, Kazem ^a  

^a DASMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84893826399     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/378650     Document Type: Review

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