Overweight and obese elderly and near elderly in the United States, 2002 [electronic resource] : estimates for the noninstitutionalized population age 55 and older / Jeffery A. Rhoades.
This Statistical Brief presents data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) concerning the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the elderly (age 55 and older) noninstitutionalized (community) population. Estimates are for calendar year 2002.
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Record details
- Physical Description: [6] p. : digital, PDF file
- Publisher: [Rockville, Md.] : Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2005]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "February 2005." GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 25, 2008). |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet from the MEPS AHRQ web site. Address as of 9/25/2008: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st68/stat68.pdf; current access available via PURL. |
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| Subject: | Obesity > United States > Statistics. Older people > United States. |
