OBAYA (obesity and adverse health outcomes in young adults): feasibility of a population-based multiethnic cohort study using electronic medical records

• Main Authors: Koebnick Corinna (Author), Smith Ning (Author), Huang Karl (Author), Martinez Mayra P (Author), Clancy Heather A (Author), Williams Andrew E (Author), Kushi Lawrence H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although obesity is a risk factor for many chronic diseases, we have only limited knowledge of the magnitude of these associations in young adults. A multiethnic cohort of young adults was established to close current knowledge gaps;...