Underpinnings of entangled ethnical and gender inequalities in obesity in Cochabamba-Bolivia: an intersectional approach

• Main Authors: Yercin Mamani Ortiz (Author), Per E. Gustafsson (Author), Miguel San Sebastián Chasco (Author), Ada Ximena Armaza Céspedes (Author), Jenny Marcela Luizaga López (Author), Daniel Elving Illanes Velarde (Author), Paola A. Mosquera Méndez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Social inequalities in obesity have been observed not only by gender but also between ethnic groups. Evidence on combined dimensions of inequality in health, and specifically including indigenous populations, is however scarce, and presents a particularly daunting challenge for s...