Overweight and obesity and associated factors among school-aged adolescents in Ghana and Uganda
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer, S.Pengpid
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, GHANA, HEALTH, OBESITY, SCHOOL CHILDREN, UGANDA, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7079
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3549
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3549
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