The burden of cardiovascular disease associated with high body mass index in the Asia-Pacific region

Studying obesity in the Asia-Pacific region is difficult because of the diverse ethnic background and different stages of economic and nutrition transition. The burden of cardiovascular disease associated with overweight (defined as body mass index =25kgm-2) was previously estimated for countries wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, Crystal, Colagiuri, S., Ezzati, M., Woodward, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24621