Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.

<h4>Background</h4>Morbid obesity can be a life threatening condition. The aim of our study is to assess the trend in morbid obesity in The Netherlands among children of Dutch origin since 1980, and among children of Turkish and Moroccan origin since 1997.<h4>Methods and findings&l...

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Main Authors: Paula van Dommelen, Yvonne Schönbeck, Stef van Buuren, Remy A HiraSing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24732729/pdf/?tool=EBI