Grijalva-Eternod, CS;
Wells, JC;
Cortina-Borja, M;
Salse-Ubach, N;
Tondeur, MC;
Dolan, C;
Meziani, C;
... Seal, AJ; + view all
(2012)
The double burden of obesity and malnutrition in a protracted emergency setting: a cross-sectional study of Western Sahara refugees.
PLoS Medicine
, 9
(10)
, Article e1001320. 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001320.
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Abstract
Households from vulnerable groups experiencing epidemiological transitions are known to be affected concomitantly by under-nutrition and obesity. Yet, it is unknown to what extent this double burden affects refugee populations dependent on food assistance. We assessed the double burden of malnutrition among Western Sahara refugees living in a protracted emergency.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The double burden of obesity and malnutrition in a protracted emergency setting: a cross-sectional study of Western Sahara refugees. |
| Location: | US |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001320 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001320 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © Grijalva-Eternod et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. PMCID: PMC3462761 |
| Keywords: | Adolescent, Adult, Algeria, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Malnutrition, Middle Aged, Obesity, Refugees, Waist Circumference, Young Adult |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1363016 |
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