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Obesity Among Older Americans.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minorities.
- Projection.
- Public health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (35 pages, digital, PDF file)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Estimates prevalence of obesity for adults aged 65 and older; and discusses differences in obesity between various race/ethnicity groups and across age and gender lines. Presents disparities by region, including State-level obesity estimates for 1996, 1999, 2002, and 2005. Describes potential future trends in elderly obesity, and considers possible policy approaches.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- CRS Report.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Obesity Among Older Americans
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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