Prevalence and risk factors for overweight and obesity among suburban semi-nomadic fulani's of Northwestern Nigeria

Prevalence and risk factors for overweight and obesity among suburban semi-nomadic fulani's of Northwestern Nigeria

Background Obesity is a major public health problem that is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is an important threat that is fast becoming an emerging epidemic globally, Nigeria inclusive. Although there are numerous studies on the prevalence of obesity in Nigeria,...

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Main Authors: M A Ramalan, I D Gezawa, A E Uloko, B M Musa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
prevalence
overweight
obesity
risk factors and sub urban.
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2019;volume=28;issue=4;spage=360;epage=367;aulast=Ramalan;type=0

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