Prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity among Vietnamese preschool children: a longitudinal cohort study

Prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity among Vietnamese preschool children: a longitudinal cohort study

Abstract Background A plateau in childhood overweight and obesity has been reported in some developed countries while in almost all developing countries this problem is on the rise. The aim of this paper is to describe the changes in prevalence of overweight and obesity within a cohort of preschool...

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Main Authors: Loan Minh Do, Toan Khanh Tran, Bo Eriksson, Max Petzold, Henry Ascher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Overweight
Obesity
Preschool children
Longitudinal study
Vietnam
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0904-y

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