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Overweight and obesity among African immigrants in Oslo

BACKGROUND: Norway is experiencing an increase in overweight/obese adults, with immigrants from developing countries carrying a heavy burden. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Somali immigrants in Oslo. FINDINGS: A cross-sectional study involving 208 r...

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Autores principales:	Gele, Abdi A, Mbalilaki, Aneth J
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Short Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3617999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23531273 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-119

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