Prevalence of obesity in Iran and its related socio-economic factors

Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 109-118

  Heidari Bakavoli, A R ^a   Esmaeili, H ^b   Hosseini, Z ^b   Moohebati, M ^a,b   Azarpazhooh, M R ^a   Mazidi, M ^e   Safarian, M ^b   Nematy, M ^b   Ferns, G A ^c   Behrouz, M ^d   Ghayour Mobarhan, M ^a,b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Central obesity; Obesity prevalence; Overweight; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84940035094     PISSN: 1973798X     EISSN: 19737998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/MNM-150033     Document Type: Article

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