Obesity epidemiology [electronic resource] / Frank B. Hu. Hu, Frank B. Obesity United States Epidemiology. Obesity Complications. Obesity Risk factors. Obesity Research. RA645.O23 H8 2008 614.59398 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This work offers practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity. The first section considers the definition and measurement of obesity and the designs of epidemiologic studies, while the next two sections address the consequences and determinants of obesity. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 498 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195312911.001.0001 eng United States