Obesity prevalence from a European perspective: a systematic review
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- 5 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 8 (1) , 200
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-200
Abstract
Obesity has been recognised as an important contributing factor in the development of various diseases, but comparative data on this condition are limited. We therefore aimed to identify and discuss current epidemiological data on the prevalence of obesity in European countries.Keywords
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