Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries: The H3Africa AWI-Gen study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries: The H3Africa AWI-Gen study

Published:2018-11-16 Issue:sup2 Volume:11 Page:1556561
ISSN:1654-9716
Container-title:Global Health Action
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Short-container-title:Global Health Action

Author:

Ramsay Michèle¹²^ORCID,Crowther Nigel J.³^ORCID,Agongo Godfred¹⁴^ORCID,Ali Stuart A.¹^ORCID,Asiki Gershim⁵^ORCID,Boua Romuald P.¹²⁶^ORCID,Gómez-Olivé F. Xavier⁷^ORCID,Kahn Kathleen⁷⁸⁹^ORCID,Khayeka-Wandabwa Christopher⁵^ORCID,Mashinya Felistas¹⁰^ORCID,Micklesfield Lisa¹¹^ORCID,Mukomana Freedom¹^ORCID,Nonterah Engelbert A.⁴^ORCID,Soo Cassandra¹²^ORCID,Sorgho Hermann⁶^ORCID,Wade Alisha N.⁷^ORCID,Wagner Ryan G.⁷^ORCID,Alberts Marianne¹⁰,Hazelhurst Scott¹¹²^ORCID,Kyobutungi Catherine⁵^ORCID,Norris Shane A.¹¹^ORCID,Oduro Abraham R.⁴,Sankoh Osman⁸⁹¹³¹⁴^ORCID,Tinto Halidou⁶^ORCID,Tollman Stephen⁷⁸⁹^ORCID,

Affiliation:

1. Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

2. Division of Human Genetics, National Health Laboratory Service and School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

3. Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

4. Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana

5. African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya

6. Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Nanoro, Burkina Faso

7. MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

8. School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

9. INDEPTH Network, Accra, Ghana

10. Department of Pathology and Medical Science, School of Health Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa

11. MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

12. School of Electrical & Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

13. Statistics Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone

14. Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Funder

NIH

Health and Aging Study in Africa

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health Policy

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