Do burdens of underweight and overweight coexist among lower socioeconomic groups in India?
Open Access
- 1 August 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 90 (2) , 369-376
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2009.27487
Abstract
Background: The coexistence of underweight and overweight in rapidly developing economies is well recognized. However, less is known about the socioeKeywords
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