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Estimating population attributable fractions to quantify the health burden of obesity

PURPOSE: Obesity is a highly prevalent condition in the US and elsewhere and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Here we discuss some issues involved in quantifying the health burden of obesity using population attributable fraction (PAF) estimates and provide examples. METHODS: We...

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Published in:Ann Epidemiol
Main Authors: Flegal, Katherine M., Panagiotou, Orestis A., Graubard, Barry I.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383168/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25511307
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.11.010
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