High prevalence of obesity calls for a priority action for non-communicable disease crises in adult women: findings of a community-based study in Karachi, Pakistan
Khan, A.H.; Naureen, G.; Iqbal, R.
Food and Nutrition Bulletin 33(4): 221-222
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0379-5721 PMID: 23424887 DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300401Document Number: 384286
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