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Obesity epidemic has emerged among Nigerians
BACKGROUND: Data from the WHO shows that the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased by ~20% between 2002 and 2010 in Nigeria. We conducted this study to examine the correlates of this fast growing epidemic. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study among a random sample of 1058 adults, w...
Autores principales: | Akarolo-Anthony, Sally N, Willett, Walter C, Spiegelman, Donna, Adebamowo, Clement A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4060067/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-455 |
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