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Overweight and obesity in urban Africa: A problem of the rich or the poor?

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a well recognized risk factor for various chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to shed light on the patterns of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa, with special interest in differences...

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Autores principales: Ziraba, Abdhalah K, Fotso, Jean C, Ochako, Rhoune
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-465