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Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Factors in Benue State, Nigeria: A Population-Based Study

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity has risen to over 650 million adults in 2016, and accounts for 41 million deaths globally. It is a major contributor to the burden of noncommunicable diseases. We determined the prevalence and associated factors of obesity to inform policy decisions toward devel...

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Autores principales:	Osunkwo, Damaris Amarachukwu, Nguku, Patrick M., Mohammed, Amina, Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma David, Kamateeka, Moreen, Ibrahim, Mohammed, Kefas, Ibrahim Bekshak, Abolade, Oladimeji S., Nwokeukwu, Hulda Ijeoma, Zoakah, Ayuba Ibrahim
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8102896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33727505 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_36_19

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