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A Median Analysis of Factors Influencing Body Fatness in Urban School-Age Children in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Childhood overweight/obesity is a fast growing public health problem in developing countries. The adverse health consequences of obesity have been attributed to higher body fat levels and this has drawn overwhelming attention towards more accurate assessment of body fat. The goal of this...

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Autores principales:	Niba, Loveline L., Itor, Paul B., Aurelie, Yemele K. Sibelle, Singam, Foba M., Tange, Emmanuel A., Atanga, Mary B., Navti, Lifoter K.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378010/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30863634 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1856069

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