Overweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana - A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ofori Asenso, Richard ^a   Agyeman, Akosua Adom ^a   Laar, Amos ^b   Boateng, Daniel ^c,d  

^a Research Unit   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ghana; Meta analysis; Non communicable diseases; Nutrition transition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003561711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3901-4     Document Type: Review

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