TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hu, Frank B.
TI  - Obesity epidemiology
SN  - 9780195312911
U1  - 362.19639800973 HU 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - United States
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - United States
KW  -  Obesity
KW  - Complications
KW  - Risk factors
KW  - complications
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 	
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.
ER  -