Rapidly increasing body mass index among children, adolescents and young adults in a transitioning population, South Africa, 2008

Rapidly increasing body mass index among children, adolescents and young adults in a transitioning population, South Africa, 2008–15

Published:2017-12-14 Issue:3 Volume:47 Page:942-952
ISSN:0300-5771
Container-title:International Journal of Epidemiology
language:en
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Author:

Sartorius B¹,Sartorius K¹²,Taylor M¹,Aagaard-Hansen J³,Dukhi N¹,Day C⁴,Ndlovu N⁴,Slotow R⁵⁶,Hofman K⁷

Affiliation:

1. Public Health Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

2. Faculty of Commerce, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

3. Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark, and MRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

4. Health Systems Trust, Westville, South Africa

5. School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

6. Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK

7. School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Funder

National Research Foundation

Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems

SHEFS

Wellcome Trust’s Our Planet, Our Health

IDRC

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

General Medicine,Epidemiology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ije/article-pdf/47/3/942/26079148/dyx263.pdf

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