Inverse association between altitude and obesity: A prevalence study among andean and low-altitude adult individuals of Peru

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General Info

Geography

Peru (PER)

Time period covered

01/2009 - 12/2010

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Anthropometry, Obesity, Body mass index

Citation

Authors

Woolcott OO, Gutierrez C, Castillo OA, Elashoff RM, Stefanovski D, Bergman RN

Journal

Obesity (Silver Spring)

Volume

Issue

Pages

929–37

Publication year

2016

Suggested citation

Woolcott OO, Gutierrez C, Castillo OA, Elashoff RM, Stefanovski D, Bergman RN. Inverse association between altitude and obesity: A prevalence study among andean and low-altitude adult individuals of Peru. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016; 24(4): 929–37.

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Inverse association between altitude and obesity: A prevalence study among andean and low-altitude adult individuals of Peru

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