Prevalence and associated factors of obesity among Panamanian adults. 1982-2010

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Sasson, Morris ^a   Lee, Marcos ^a   Jan, Carmen ^a   Fontes, Flavia ^b   Motta, Jorge ^a  

^a GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (Panama)

^b Ministry of Health   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PANAMA; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOUSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PANAMA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898721339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091689     Document Type: Article

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