Overweight and obesity in Australia: the 1999–2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)
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- 5 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 178 (9) , 427-432
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05283.x
Abstract
Objective: To measure the prevalence of obesity in Australian adults and to examine the associations of obesity with socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. Design: AusDiab, a cross‐sectional study cond...Keywords
Funding Information
- Department of Health, Queensland
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