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Double burden of malnutrition among women of reproductive age in 55 low- and middle-income countries: progress achieved and opportunities for meeting the global target

OBJECTIVE: To examine trends and projections of underweight (Body Mass Index, BMI < 18.5 kg/m(2)) and overweight (BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m(2)) in women of reproductive age in 55 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: We used data from 2,337,855 women aged 15–49 years from nationally representa...

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Autores principales: Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Fatima, Yaqoot, Biswas, Tuhin, Mamun, Abdullah A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8152189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34040202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41430-021-00945-y