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Body mass index–measured adiposity and population attributability of associated factors: a population-based study from Buea, Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Obesity is currently a global health challenge driven by a mix of behavioural, environmental and genetic factors. Up to date population-based disease burden estimates are needed to guide successful prevention and control efforts in African countries. We investigated the prevalence and po...

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Autores principales:	Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Atem, Jeannine A., Kengne, Andre Pascal, Dzudie, Anastase, Veerman, J. Lennert
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219758/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28078091 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-016-0139-8

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