Obesity epidemic has emerged among Nigerians

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Akarolo Anthony, Sally N ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Adebamowo, Clement A ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903635522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-455     Document Type: Article

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