High levels of cardiovascular risk factors among Pakistanis in Norway compared to Pakistanis in Pakistan

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Zahid, Naeem ^a,b   Meyer, Haakon E ^b,c   Kumar, Bernadette N ^b   Claussen, Bjørgulf ^b   Hussain, Akhtar ^b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

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EID: 84884898957     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/163749     Document Type: Article

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