Overweight and obesity among Vietnamese school-aged children: National prevalence estimates based on the World Health Organization and International Obesity Task Force definition

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity is a severe global health issue in both developed and developing nations. This study aims to estimate the national prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in Vietnam. METHOD: We conducted a national cross-sectional study on 2788 children age...

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Autores principales: Phan, Huong Duong, Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Phuong, Bui, Phuong Linh, Pham, Thanh Tung, Doan, Tuan Vu, Nguyen, Duc Thanh, Van Minh, Hoang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7549813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33044981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240459