Measurement of overweight and obesity an urban slum setting in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparison of four anthropometric indices

BACKGROUND: As a result of both genetic and environmental factors, the body composition and topography of African populations are presumed to be different from western populations. Accordingly, globally accepted anthropometric markers may perform differently in African populations. In the era of rap...

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Autores principales: Haregu, Tilahun Nigatu, Oti, Samuel, Egondi, Thaddaeus, Kyobutungi, Catherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-016-0126-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-016-0126-0

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