How much energy is locked in the USA? Alternative metrics for characterising the magnitude of overweight and obesity derived from BRFSS 2010 data

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 503-507

  Reidpath, Daniel D ^a   Masood, Mohd ^a,b   Allotey, Pascale ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health policy; Measurement; Obesity; Population health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901324280     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0510-1     Document Type: Article

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