The Comparative Study of Obesity among Mothers with Different Ethnic Groups in Northern IRAN
Background: To evaluate the prevalence of obesity and some related factors in the villages around Gorgan which is a multi-racial and capital city of Golestan Province, northern Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 2854 women participated. Interviewers recorded the data using the que...
Main Authors: | GR Veghari, AR Mansourian |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2007-09-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2109 |
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