Weight perception and risk of non-communicable diseases among women: A cross-sectional study in Ghana.
Objective measures of overweight/obesity have shown consistent association with other key non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as type II diabetes and hypertension, but there is a gap in knowledge about the role of how people's perceived weight in the aetiology of these diseases, especially in...
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| Main Authors: | Enoch Sam Sakyi Asiedu, Gloria Ethel Otoo, Agartha Ohemeng |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-01-01
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| Series: | PLOS Global Public Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004931 |
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