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High Rates of Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases Predicted across Latin America

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease and stroke are a major public health concern across Latin America. A key modifiable risk factor for NCDs is overweight and obesity highlighting the need for policy to reduce prevalence rates and ameliorate rising levels of NCDs. A cross...

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Autores principales: Webber, Laura, Kilpi, Fanny, Marsh, Tim, Rtveladze, Ketevan, Brown, Martin, McPherson, Klim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22912663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039589