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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults

  • M Ezzati
  • , J Bentham
  • , M di Cesare
  • , V Bilano
  • , H Bixby
  • , B Zhou
  • , GA Stevens
  • , LM Riley
  • , C Taddei
  • , K Hajifathalian
  • , Y Lu
  • , S Savin
  • , MJ Cowan
  • , CJ Paciore
  • , A Chirita-Emandi
  • , AJ Hayes
  • , J Katz
  • , R Kelishadi
  • , AP Kengne
  • , YH Khang
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Pages (from-to)2627-2642
Number of pages16
JournalLancet (UK)
Volume390
Issue number10113
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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