Socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among women aged 20–49 in low- and middle-income countries

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 609-616

  Reyes Matos, Ursula ^a   Mesenburg, Marilia Arndt ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROSS NATIONAL INCOME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INEQUALITY PATTERN INDEX; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOPE INDEX OF INEQUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GLOBAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85077090707     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0503-0     Document Type: Article

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