Obesity and Depression among Asian Indians in the United States: Findings from the MASALA Study
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Obesity and Depression among Asian Indians in the United States: Findings from the MASALA Study Natasha Din, MBBS1, Alka M. Kanaya, MD *1, 2 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco 2Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco *Corresponding author: Dr. Alka M. Kanaya, MD,University of California, San Francisco ,Division of General Internal Medicine,1545 Divisadero Street, suite 311,San Francisco CA, 94115,Phone: 415-353-7919; Email: [email protected] Received: 04-11-2015 Accepted: 05-28-2015 Published: 06-05-2015 Copyright: © 2015 Alka Research Article
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