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Preschool overweight and obesity in urban and rural Vietnam: differences in prevalence and associated factors

Loan Minh DoOutpatient DepartmentNational Hospital of Paediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam;Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine (EPSO)Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Toan Khanh TranFamily Medicine DepartmentHanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Bo ErikssonHealth MetricsDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Max PetzoldHealth MetricsDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;School of Public HealthFaculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Chuc T. K. NguyenFamily Medicine DepartmentHanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Henry AscherSection for Epidemiology and Social Medicine (EPSO)Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;Angered HospitalGothenburg, Sweden
Article: 28615 | Received 21 May 2015, Accepted 11 Sep 2015, Published online: 08 Oct 2015

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