Prevalence of obesity and overweight in adults and children in Iran; a systematic review

Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jafari Adli, Shahrzad ^a   Jouyandeh, Zahra ^a   Qorbani, Mostafa ^b,c   Soroush, Ahmadreza ^a   Larijani, Bagher ^d   Hasani Ranjbar, Shirin ^a,d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ALBORZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; HUMAN; IRAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84988857306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22516581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40200-014-0121-2     Document Type: Review

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