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Socio-demographic determinants of body mass index among school children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: African specific studies on the factors associated with the growth pattern of children are needed to guide evidence and develop effective population-based interventions that can be tailored to the unique African context. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the socio-econo...

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Autores principales:	Akinsola, Henry A., Ezeruigbo, Chinwe, Kyei, Kwabena A., Anyanwu, Felix C., Nemakhavhani, Robert
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS 2018
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843933/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29781678 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1450

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