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Measures of excess body weight and anthropometry among adult Albertans: cross-sectional results from Alberta’s tomorrow project cohort

BACKGROUND: Excess body weight during adulthood has been consistently associated with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer at multiple sites among other chronic diseases. We describe the prevalence of excess body weight and abdominal obesity reported by participants enrolled in Al...

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Autores principales: Brenner, Darren R., Poirier, Abbey E., Haig, Tiffany R., Akawung, Alianu, Friedenreich, Christine M., Robson, Paula J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29178858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4887-2