The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey: Prevalence of obesity, and abdominal obesity among the Malaysian elderly population
Obesity is an emerging public health threat in the elderly population in developing countries. Hence, the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey has assessed 4746 individuals aged 60 years and older recruited through a household survey to determine the prevalence of adiposity using body mass ind...
Main Authors: | Shahar, Suzana, Kee , Chee Cheong, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohamad Nor, Noor Safiza, Khor , Geok Lin, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Appannah, Geeta, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Rasat, Rahmah, A.T., Ruzita, Yusoff, Ahmad Fauzi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publications, Inc.
2012
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/29295/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29295/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29295/1/The_Third_National_Health.pdf |
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