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National Journal of Medical Research

• Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents of urban & rural area of Surat, Gujarat

  <p>The prevalence of obesity increased significantly from 12.8% in rural to 14.6% in urban (p&lt;0.01), whereas underweight decreased from 13.6% to 4.6% (p&lt;0.001). There was a significantly higher risk

  • 01/07/2012

  • National Journal of Medical Research
  • • Obesity
    • Surat (D)
    • Gujarat
    • Non Communicable Diseases
    • Child Health

• Perceptions regarding mosquito borne diseases in an urban area of Rajkot city

  Mosquito borne diseases is a growing urban problem because of unplanned urbanization, industrialization and excessive population growth coupled with rural to urban migration. For developing a suitable

  • 01/12/2011

  • National Journal of Medical Research
  • • Vector Borne Diseases
    • Rajkot (T)
    • Urban Habitat
    • Urbanisation
    • Migration
    • Vector Control
    • Gujarat