Impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years and lifetime costs in the adult population of Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Prior studies have revealed the increasing prevalence of obesity and its associated health effects among ageing adults in resource poor countries. However, no study has examined the long-term and economic impact of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we quantified...

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Autores principales: Lartey, Stella, Si, Lei, Lung, Thomas, Magnussen, Costan G, Boateng, Godfred O, Minicuci, Nadia, Kowal, Paul, Hayes, Alison, de Graaff, Barbara, Blizzard, Leigh, Palmer, Andrew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32994229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003332

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