Open AccessObesity and Undernutrition and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rural and Urban Gambian Communities
Author(s) -
Marianne A. B. van der Sande,
S. M. Ceesay,
Paul Milligan,
Ousman Nyan,
Winston Banya,
Andrew M. Prentice,
Keith P. W. J. McAdam,
Gijs Walraven
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.10.1641
Subject(s) - obesity , malnutrition , medicine , body mass index , waist , environmental health , risk factor , psychological intervention , gerontology , psychiatry
This study documented the prevalence of and cardiovascular risk factors associated with obesity and undernutrition in the Gambia.