New national data show alarming increase in obesity and noncommunicable chronic diseases in China

Y Wang¹, L Wang², W Qu³

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¹ Systems-Oriented Global Childhood Obesity Intervention Program, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
² Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
³ Key National Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Chinese Ministry of Education; Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

PMID: 27703162
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.171

New national data show alarming increase in obesity and noncommunicable chronic diseases in China

Y Wang et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jan.

. 2017 Jan;71(1):149-150.

doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.171. Epub 2016 Oct 5.

Authors

Y Wang¹, L Wang², W Qu³

Affiliations

¹ Systems-Oriented Global Childhood Obesity Intervention Program, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
² Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
³ Key National Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Chinese Ministry of Education; Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

PMID: 27703162
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.171

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