Burden of overweight and obesity in Mexico from 1990 to 2021

Héctor Arreola-Ornelas1,2, Gustavo A Merino-Juárez1,3, David Contreras-Loya1,3

  • 1Public Policies Unit, Institute of Research on Obesity, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Gaceta Medica De Mexico
|February 22, 2024
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