Correlates of overweight and obesity among urban adolescents in Bihar, India

Background: For better perception of adolescent overweight and obesity as a global public health problem, systematic collection of baseline data is urgently needed in India. Objective: A community-based study was undertaken for better perception of the prevalence and correlates of obesity in an adol...

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Main Authors: Ayan Ghosh, Deblina Sarkar, Ranabir Pal, Bijoy Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=84;epage=88;aulast=Ghosh