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The Complex Etiology of Childhood Obesity in Arabs Is Highlighted by a Combination of Biological and Socio-Economic Factors
Objectives: To identify predictors of childhood and adolescent obesity in Kuwaitis with Arab ethnicity. Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 6–18 year-old schoolchildren was randomly selected from 244 public schools across all six governorates in the State of Kuwait. Anthropometric data were measure...
Autores principales: | Elkum, Naser, Alarouj, Monira, Bennakhi, Abdullah, Shaltout, Azza |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6455072/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31001508 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00072 |
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