title: Epidemiology of obesity: an epidemiological study in rural communities of Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.affiliation: The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takagawa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015996:Survival Rate