Obesity among Adult Bahraini Population: Impact of Physical Activity and Educational Level
Open Access
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- Published by King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Annals of Saudi Medicine
- Vol. 21 (3-4) , 183-187
- https://doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2001.183
Abstract
Background: In the populations of the Arabian Peninsula, obesity has emerged as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality over a 25-year period of swift socioeconomic progress. The objective of ...Keywords
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