Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic 

 - World Technical Report Series 
 - Geneva  World Health Organization  2000 
 - xii, 253p. 
 - 894 .
<br/><br/> Provides information related to a Consultation on obesity to review epidemiological information, contributing factors and associated consequences that was convened by the World Health Organization. Presents the conclusions and suggestions of the Consultation. The Consultation examined the system for classifying overweight and obesity based on the body mass index, and concluded that a logical system is now available and should be adopted internationally. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>92 4 120894 5 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Obesity|Epidemiologic Methods|World Health Organization
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>WD 710 .H4 2000