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Factors associated with adolescent overweight/obesity in Ho Chi Minh city

Tang Kim Hong Division of Community Health, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nguyen H. H. D. Trang Division of Community Health, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Michael J. Dibley Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia
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David W. Sibbritt Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Phan N. T. Binh Department of Community Nutrition, Nutrition Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Tran T. M. Hanh Division of Community Health, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Pages 396-403 | Received 20 Jul 2009, Accepted 08 Dec 2009, Published online: 17 Mar 2010

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