Obesity and hypertension in an Iranian cohort study; Iranian women experience higher rates of obesity and hypertension than American women

Obesity and hypertension in an Iranian cohort study; Iranian women experience higher rates of obesity and hypertension than American women

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Once considered as the main public health problem in developed countries, obesity has become a major problem throughout the world and developing countries, like Iran, are joining the global obesity pandemic. We determined the prevale...

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Main Authors: Nouraei Mehdi, Kamangar Farin, Pourshams Akram, Sadatsafavi Mohsen, Bahrami Hossein, Semnani Shahriar, Brennan Paul, Boffetta Paolo, Malekzadeh Reza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/158

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