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Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana

BACKGROUND: Childhood overnutrition is a serious public health problem, with consequences that extend into adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among school-age children in two urban settings in Ghana. METHODS: This cross-section...

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Autores principales:	Aryeetey, Richmond, Lartey, Anna, Marquis, Grace S., Nti, Helena, Colecraft, Esi, Brown, Patricia
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715494/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29214030 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-017-0174-0

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