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A comparison of the associations between adiposity and lipids in Malawi and the United Kingdom
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of excess adiposity, as measured by elevated body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR), is increasing in sub-Saharan African (SSA) populations. This could add a considerable burden of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases for which these populations are currently ill...
Autores principales: | Soares, Ana Luiza G., Banda, Louis, Amberbir, Alemayehu, Jaffar, Shabbar, Musicha, Crispin, Price, Alison J., Crampin, Amelia C., Nyirenda, Moffat J., Lawlor, Deborah A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32669098 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01648-0 |
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