Prevalence and epidemiological determinants of obesity in rural Pondicherry, India - A community based cross-sectional study

Background: Globally, a significant hike in the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been found in almost all age groups. Aims: To determine the prevalence of obesity among adults in a rural area of Pondicherry and to study the risk predictors of obesity in the study population. Materials &...

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Main Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Arun Gangadhar Ghorpade, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Al Ameen Medical College 2015-01-01
Series:Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/3%20AJMS%20V8.N1.2015%20p%203-10.pdf