Urban environments and obesity in southeast asia: A systematic review, meta-analysis and Meta-regression

• Main Authors: Angkurawaranon,C., Jiraporncharoen,W., Chenthanakij,B., Doyle,P., Nitsch,D.
• Format: Review
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84913592639&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38341
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

©2014 Angkurawaranon et al. Many environmental factors contribute to the rise in prevalence of obesity in populations but one key driver is urbanization. Countries in Southeast (SE) Asia have undergone rapid changes in urbanization in recent decades. The aim of this study is to provide a systematic...