Why are primary school children overweight and obese? A cross sectional study undertaken in Kinondoni district, Dar-es-salaam

BACKGROUND: The world is experiencing an alarming increase in prevalence of childhood obesity. Despite this trend little is known about determinants of childhood obesity in Tanzania. A cross sectional study determined the prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in 1722 children...

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Autores principales: Mwaikambo, Sijenunu A., Leyna, Germana H., Killewo, Japhet, Simba, Azma, Puoane, Thandi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26689586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2598-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26689586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2598-0

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