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Predictors of overweight and obesity in adult women in Nairobi Province, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Since obesity in urban women is prevalent in Kenya the study aimed to determine predictors of overweight and obesity in urban Kenyan women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in Nairobi Province. The province was purposively selected because it has the highest prevalence of...

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Autores principales:	Mbochi, Regina W, Kuria, Elizabeth, Kimiywe, Judith, Ochola, Sophie, Steyn, Nelia P
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23009185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-823

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