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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...
Autores principales: | Webber, Laura, Kilpi, Fanny, Marsh, Tim, Rtveladze, Ketevan, Brown, Martin, McPherson, Klim |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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