Factors associated with obesity in South African mothers and their pre-adolescent daughters : a cross-cultural validation and comparison study

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-244). === The aetiology of obesity is complex, and in addition to intrinsic factors such as the biology of individuals (presented as genetics, age, gender) that contribute to the high obesity epidemic, there are behavioural determina...

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Main Author: Mchiza, Zandile June-Rose
Other Authors: Lambert, Estelle Victoria
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3266