Household wealth status and overweight and obesity among adult women in Bangladesh and Nepal

Obesity Science and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 185-192

  Bishwajit, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

obesity; Overweight; wealth status; women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 85049931642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20552238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/osp4.103     Document Type: Article

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