Trends in the prevalence of twenty health indicators among adolescents in United Arab Emirates: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2010 and 2016

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the trends in the prevalence of various health indicators among adolescents in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods Nationally representative data were analysed from 24,220 in-school adolescents (median age = 14 years) that took part in three cr...

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Main Authors: Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02252-0