Weight of nations: a socioeconomic analysis of women in low- to middle-income countries
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- 1 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 93 (2), 413-421
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.110.004820
Abstract
Background: The increasing trend in body mass index (BMI) and overweight in rapidly developing economies is well recognized.Objective: We assessed theKeywords
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