Nutrition, physical activity, and gender risks for adolescent obesity in Southwestern Saudi Arabia.

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Published in Saudi J Gastroenterol on September 13, 2011

Authors

Ahmed A Mahfouz1, Abdullah S Shatoor, Mohamed Y Khan, Asim A Daffalla, Osama A Mostafa, Mervat A Hassanein

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. mahfouz2005@gmail.com

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