Obesity Prevalence Among Adults Living in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties — United States, 2016
- 15 June 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office in Mmwr. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Vol. 67 (23), 653-658
- https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6723a1
Abstract
Obesity prevalence is significantly higher among adults living in nonmetropolitan counties than among those living metropolitan counties.Keywords
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