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Global Health Action Volume 11, 2018 - Issue sup2: BMI distribution across African communities: Africa Wits-INDEPTH Partnership for Genomic Studies (AWI-Gen)
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Original Article

Determinants of body mass index by gender in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Africa

Felistas MashinyaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marianne AlbertsFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7628-8560View further author information
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Ian CookFaculty of Humanities, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5098-2936View further author information
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Sam NtuliFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South AfricaView further author information
Article: 1537613 | Received 10 Mar 2018, Accepted 13 Oct 2018, Published online: 05 Nov 2018

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