Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents in Seven Arab Countries: A Cross-Cultural Study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Abdulrahman O. Musaiger (लेखक), Mariam Al-Mannai (लेखक), Reema Tayyem (लेखक), Osama Al-Lalla (लेखक), Essa Y. H. Ali (लेखक), Faiza Kalam (लेखक), Mofida M. Benhamed (लेखक), Sabri Saghir (लेखक), Ismail Halahleh (लेखक), Zahra Djoudi (लेखक), Manel Chirane (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Objective. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in seven Arab countries using similar reference standard. Methods. A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out in seven cities in Arab countries, namely, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Liby...