Prevalence, Distributions and Determinants of Obesity and Central Obesity in the Southern Cone of America

Fernando Lanas; Lydia Bazzano; Adolfo Rubinstein; Matias Calandrelli; Chung-Shiuan Chen; Natalia Elorriaga; Laura Gutierrez; Jose A. Manfredi; Pamela Seron; Nora Mores; Rosana Poggio; Jacqueline Ponzo; Hector Olivera; Jiang He; Vilma E. Irazola

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163727

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Prevalence, Distributions and Determinants of Obesity and Central Obesity in the Southern Cone of America

Fernando Lanas ,

* E-mail: fernando.lanas@ufrontera.cl

Affiliation CIGES. Universidad de La Frontera (UFRO), Temuco, Chile

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-9759

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Lydia Bazzano,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Adolfo Rubinstein,

Affiliation Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Centro de Excelencia en Salud Cardiovascular para el Cono Sur (CESCAS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Matias Calandrelli,

Affiliation Sanatorio San Carlos, Bariloche, Pcia de Río Negro, Argentina
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Chung-Shiuan Chen,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Natalia Elorriaga,

Affiliation Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Centro de Excelencia en Salud Cardiovascular para el Cono Sur (CESCAS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Laura Gutierrez,

Affiliation Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Centro de Excelencia en Salud Cardiovascular para el Cono Sur (CESCAS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jose A. Manfredi,

Affiliation Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Pamela Seron,

Affiliation CIGES. Universidad de La Frontera (UFRO), Temuco, Chile
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Nora Mores,

Affiliation Municipalidad de Marcos Paz, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rosana Poggio,

Affiliation Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Centro de Excelencia en Salud Cardiovascular para el Cono Sur (CESCAS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jacqueline Ponzo,

Affiliation Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Hector Olivera,

Affiliation Municipalidad de Marcos Paz, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jiang He,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Vilma E. Irazola

Affiliation CIGES. Universidad de La Frontera (UFRO), Temuco, Chile
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Prevalence, Distributions and Determinants of Obesity and Central Obesity in the Southern Cone of America

Fernando Lanas,
Lydia Bazzano,
Adolfo Rubinstein,
Matias Calandrelli,
Chung-Shiuan Chen,
Natalia Elorriaga,
Laura Gutierrez,
Jose A. Manfredi,
Pamela Seron,
Nora Mores

Published: October 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163727

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