Overweight and obesity among women by economic stratum in Urban India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-88

  Gouda, Jitendra ^a   Prusty, Ranjan Kumar ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Economic status; India; Urban women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902674438     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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