Obesity and its cardio-metabolic co-morbidities among adult Nigerians in a primary care clinic of a tertiary hospital in South-Eastern, Nigeria

Obesity and its cardio-metabolic co-morbidities among adult Nigerians in a primary care clinic of a tertiary hospital in South-Eastern, Nigeria

Background: Obesity once thought the medical problem of affluent countries now exist in Nigeria and has been described as a time bomb for the future explosion in the frequency of cardio-metabolic diseases. The most deleterious health consequences of obesity are on the cardiovascular system and assoc...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh, Austin Obiora Ikwudinma, Nnadozie Paul Obiegbu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Adult
cardio-metabolic co-morbidities
Nigeria
obesity
primary care clinic
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=20;epage=26;aulast=Iloh

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