Determinants of obesity and associated population attributability, South Africa: Empirical evidence from a national panel survey, 2008-2012

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Sartorius, Benn ^a   Veerman, Lennert J ^b   Manyema, Mercy ^c   Chola, Lumbwe ^c   Hofman, Karen ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COST; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84936805412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130218     Document Type: Article

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