Prevalence of overweight defined by body mass index in a rural adult population of Bangladesh.
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Correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed to: Dr. M. Mostafa Zaman National Centre for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Diseases Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh (Present address: National Professional Officer World Health Organization House 12, Road 7, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh) Email: [email protected] Fax: +880-2-8613247 Prevalence of Overweight Defined by Body Mass Index in a Rural Adult Population of Bangladesh
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of health, population, and nutrition
دوره 21 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003