The global burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study.
<h4>Background</h4>Obesity represents an urgent problem that needs to be properly addressed, especially among children. Public and global health policy- and decision-makers need timely, reliable quantitative information to develop effective interventions aimed at counteracting the burden...
Main Authors: | Haijiang Dai, Tariq A Alsalhe, Nasr Chalghaf, Matteo Riccò, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Jianhong Wu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003198 |
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