Health and economic burden of obesity in Brazil.

Health and economic burden of obesity in Brazil.

INTRODUCTION: Higher and lower-middle income countries are increasingly affected by obesity. Obesity-related diseases are placing a substantial health and economic burden on Brazil. Our aim is to measure the future consequences of these trends on the associated disease burden and health care costs....

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Main Authors: Ketevan Rtveladze, Tim Marsh, Laura Webber, Fanny Kilpi, David Levy, Wolney Conde, Klim McPherson, Martin Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3708916?pdf=render

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