A cross-sectional analysis of obesity among a rural population in coastal Southern Karnataka, India

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-57

  Rao, Chythra R ^a   Kamath, Veena G ^a   Shetty, Avinash ^a   Kamath, Asha ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Prevalence; Waist circumference; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84930481131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.512     Document Type: Article

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