Obesity epidemiology /
Hu, Frank B.
Obesity epidemiology / Frank B. Hu. - United States : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xiii, 498 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
During the past twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. An estimated thirty percent of adults in the US are obese; in 1980, only fifteen percent were. The issue is gaining greater attention with the CDC and with the public health world in general. This book offers practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity, suitable for graduate students and researchers in epidemiology, and public health practitioners with an interest in the issue. It is structured in four main sections, with the majority of chapters authored by Dr. Hu, and some authored by specialists in specific areas.
9780195312911
Obesity--Epidemiology.--United States.
Obesity --Complications--United States.
Obesity --Risk factors --United States.
Obesity--complications--United States.
362.19639800973 HU
Obesity epidemiology / Frank B. Hu. - United States : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xiii, 498 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
During the past twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. An estimated thirty percent of adults in the US are obese; in 1980, only fifteen percent were. The issue is gaining greater attention with the CDC and with the public health world in general. This book offers practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity, suitable for graduate students and researchers in epidemiology, and public health practitioners with an interest in the issue. It is structured in four main sections, with the majority of chapters authored by Dr. Hu, and some authored by specialists in specific areas.
9780195312911
Obesity--Epidemiology.--United States.
Obesity --Complications--United States.
Obesity --Risk factors --United States.
Obesity--complications--United States.
362.19639800973 HU