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Body mass index of 16-year olds in urban Maseru, Lesotho

BACKGROUND: Overweight and/or obesity amongst children and adolescents is a global epidemic with health consequences that track into adulthood. No data are currently available regarding overweight/obesity amongst adolescents in Lesotho. AIM AND SETTING: To assess the prevalence of overweight and/or...

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Autores principales:	van den Berg, Violet L., Seheri, Lisemelo, Raubenheimer, Jacques
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS OpenJournals 2014
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4565026/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26245430 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.618

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