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Overweight and obesity prevalence among public servants in Nadowli district, Ghana, and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Globally, overweight and obesity are becoming a mounting concern, impacting negatively on the health of populations especially in low-income settings. However, there is paucity of epidemiological information available in Ghana to support intervention activities. We conducted a study amon...

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Autores principales:	Atuahene, Margaret, Ganle, John Kuumuori, Adjuik, Martin, Atuahene, Nana Frema, Kampitib, Grace Billi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452290/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28572982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-017-0153-5

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