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Urban rural differences in diet, physical activity and obesity in India: are we witnessing the great Indian equalisation? Results from a cross-sectional STEPS survey

author(s) Tripathy, J.P.. - Thakur, J.S.. - Jeet, Gursimer. - Chawla, Sohan. - Jain, Sanjay. - Prasad, Rajender.
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  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • World
  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
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Jaya Prasad Tripathy, J. S. Thakur, Gursimer Jeet, Sohan Chawla, Sanjay Jain, Rajender Prasad (2016) Urban rural differences in diet, physical activity and obesity in India: are we witnessing the great Indian equalisation? Results from a cross-sectional STEPS survey BMC Public Health (2016) 16:816 DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3489-8

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Abstract

Rising morbidity and mortality due to non-communicable diseases can be partly attributed to the urbanized lifestyle leading to unhealthy dietary practices This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

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