Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS): objectives, design, methodology and implications
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Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS): objectives, design, methodology and implications
BACKGROUND There is a lack of comparable data on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and dietary habits among Arab adolescents, which limits our understanding and interpretation of the relationship between obesity and lifestyle parameters. Therefore, we initiated the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS). The ATLS is a multicenter collaborative project for assessing lifestyle habits of Arab adol...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1178-7007
DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s26676