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Socio-demographic and behavioural determinants of body mass index among an adult population in rural Northern Ghana: the AWI-Gen study

Background: Obesity and associated cardiometabolic diseases are increasing in urban sub-Saharan Africa due to a complex epidemiological and nutritional transition. Related data on rural communities is scarce. Objectives: The study characterized the socio-demographic and behavioural factors influenci...

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Autores principales:	Nonterah, Engelbert Adamwaba, Debpuur, Cornelius, Agongo, Godfred, Amenga-Etego, Lucas, Crowther, Nigel J., Ramsay, Michèle
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis 2018
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29992851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1467588

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