Chim Chan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4324353 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chim Chan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chim |
| FAMILY NAME | Chan |
| SIGNATURE | CHAN C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Patterns of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity during health transition in Vanuatu
Objective Rapid economic development and subsequent changes in lifestyle and disease burdens (‘health transition’) is associated with increasing prevalence of obesity among both adults and children. However, because of continued infectious diseases and undernutrition during the early stages of transition, monitoring childhood obesity has not been prioritized in many countries and the scope of the problem is unknown. Therefore we sought to charact…
Behavioral changes associated with economic development in the South Pacific
Health patterns are changing in developing countries; as diet and activity patterns change with economic development, chronic disease prevalence increases, which is a characteristic of health transition. The islands of Vanuatu (South Pacific) have varying rates of economic development and provide a natural experimental model of health transition. Objectives: To characterize behavioral changes associated with modernization. Methods: We surveyed 42…
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Behavioral changes associated with economic development in the South Pacific
Health patterns are changing in developing countries; as diet and activity patterns change with economic development, chronic disease prevalence increases, which is a characteristic of health transition. The islands of Vanuatu (South Pacific) have varying rates of economic development and provide a natural experimental model of health transition. Objectives: To characterize behavioral changes associated with modernization. Methods: We surveyed 42…
Patterns of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity during health transition in Vanuatu
Objective Rapid economic development and subsequent changes in lifestyle and disease burdens (‘health transition’) is associated with increasing prevalence of obesity among both adults and children. However, because of continued infectious diseases and undernutrition during the early stages of transition, monitoring childhood obesity has not been prioritized in many countries and the scope of the problem is unknown. Therefore we sought to charact…
Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nutrition transition (2 works) · Rural area (2 works) · Anthropometry (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Birth, Development, and Health (1 work) · Body mass index (1 work)