A comparison of obesity prevalence: Military health system and United States populations, 2009-2012

Military Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 462-470

  Eilerman, Patricia A ^a   Herzog, Catherine M ^a   Luce, Beverly K ^a   Chao, Susan Y ^a   Walker, Sandra M ^a   Zarzabal, Lee A ^a,b   Carnahan, David H ^a  

^a Air Force Medical Operations Agency   (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929171746     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00430     Document Type: Article

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