Overweight/obesity and socioeconomic status in children from Aden governorate, Yemen, 2009

Introduction: overweight and obesity are escalating health problems in both developed and developing countries. Objective: to verify whether overweight/obesity is related to socioeconomic status among primary school children in Aden Governorate, Yemen. Methods: a cross-sectional study was performed...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Ali Hussein Badi, Bárbara Elena García Triana, René Suárez Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
Series:Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas
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Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1729-519X2013000300009&lng=en&tlng=en