The prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity, and metabolic disease risk in rural South African children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Low- to middle-income countries are undergoing a health transition with non-communicable diseases contributing substantially to disease burden, despite persistence of undernutrition and infectious diseases. This study aimed to invest...

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Main Authors: Dunger David B, Tollman Stephen M, Pettifor John M, Kahn Kathleen, Kimani-Murage Elizabeth W, Gómez-Olivé Xavier F, Norris Shane A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/158