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01-08-2019 | Obesity | Letter to Editor

Epidemiological characteristics of childhood obesity in eastern China, 2017–2019

Authors: Xi-Yan Zhang, Wen-Yi Yang, Jie Yang, Yan Wang, Yao Xiang, Liu-Wei Gao, Feng-Yun Zhang, Yong-Lin Zhou

Published in: World Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 4/2019

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Childhood obesity has becoming an increasing concern in many countries including China [1‐3]. Located in the eastern China, Jiangsu Province is one of the developed regions in China and is also facing this problem. …

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Title: Epidemiological characteristics of childhood obesity in eastern China, 2017–2019
Authors: Xi-Yan Zhang
Wen-Yi Yang
Jie Yang
Yan Wang
Yao Xiang
Liu-Wei Gao
Feng-Yun Zhang
Yong-Lin Zhou
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Keywords: Obesity
Obesity
Overweight
Published in: World Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1708-8569
Electronic ISSN: 1867-0687
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-019-00298-4

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