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Protocol for a scoping review of existing policies on the prevention and control of obesity across countries in Africa

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  • Theodosia Adom Nutrition Research Centre, Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Thandi Puoane Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anniza De Villiers Non-communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • André Pascal Kengne Non-communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa University of Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Theodosia Adom; theo.adom{at}gmail.com
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Adom T, Puoane T, De Villiers A, et al
Protocol for a scoping review of existing policies on the prevention and control of obesity across countries in Africa
BMJ Open 2017;7:e013541. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013541

Publication history

  • Received July 19, 2016
  • Revised November 11, 2016
  • Accepted December 20, 2016
  • First published February 22, 2017.
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February 22, 2017
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