Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Thinness in Cameroon Urban Children and Adolescents
Objective. This study examined the prevalence of thinness, overweight, and obesity in Cameroon children ranging from 8 to 15 years old using several published references as evaluation tools. Methods. A stratified sample was used with eleven schools randomly selected, and data from 2689 children (52....
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| Main Authors: | Ponce Cedric Fouejeu Wamba, Julius Enyong Oben, Katherine Cianflone |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/737592 |
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