Overweight and obesity in Portugal : national prevalence in 2003–2005

Obesity is an endemic health problem in most developed countries, requiring serious public health attention. The first Portuguese nationwide representative survey about obesity (with objective anthropometric measurement) was undertaken from 1995 to 1998. This paper presents data coming from the seco...

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Main Author: Carmo, Isabel Do (author)
Other Authors: Santos, Osvaldo (author), Camolas, J. (author), Vieira, J. (author), Carreira, M. (author), Medina, L. (author), Reis, L. (author), Myatt, J. (author), Galvão-Teles, Alberto (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/5354
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/5354