Prevalence of being overweight and obesity in the population of TEC SSC officials

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作者：
Acevedo Castellon, Roger [1 ]
机构：
[1] Caja Costarricense Seguro Social, San Jose, Costa Rica
来源：
TECNOLOGIA EN MARCHA | 2011年 / 24卷 / 03期
关键词：
Overweight; obesity; abdominal obesity; body mass index; abdominal circumference; staff;
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Obesity is a major public health problem in developing societies, for health personnel is essential to determine its magnitude in the population that is in their charge and identify the main risk factors as an essential element to address health programs and projects to promote health.
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