Nutrition transition among adolescents of a south-Mediterranean country: dietary patterns, association with socio-economic factors, overweight and blood pressure. A cross-sectional study in Tunisia.

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Published in Nutr J on April 24, 2011

Authors

Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri1, Pierre Traissac, Jalila El Ati, Sabrina Eymard-Duvernay, Edwige Landais, Noureddine Achour, Francis Delpeuch, Habiba Ben Romdhane, Bernard Maire

Author Affiliations

1: IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), UMR 204 NUTRIPASS, IRD-UM1-UM2, Montpellier, France.

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