Effect of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity prevalence among adolescent school children.

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Published in Indian J Endocrinol Metab on March 02, 2015

Authors

R K Anuradha1, R B Sathyavathi2, T Muneeswara Reddy3, R Hemalatha1, G Sudhakar1, P Geetha4, K Kodanda Reddy4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Home Science, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2: Department of Adult Education, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3: Department of Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4: Department of Anthropology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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