Prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschool children (2–5 year-olds) in Birjand, Iran

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood overweight and obesity have increased progressively in developing countries and nowadays they are considered as a global epidemic.</p> <p>The aim of the present study was to determine prevalence of overweight an...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Taheri, Mohammad-Mehdi Hassanzadeh-Taheri, Toba Kazemi, Afsaneh Nazari, Sharifzadeh Gholamreza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/529