Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases in Iranian Children: The 25 × 25 Target

authors:

avatar Toba Kazemi ORCID 1 , avatar Fatemeh Taheri 1 , avatar Morteza Hajihosseini 1 , *

Birjand Cardio Vascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.27, issue 1; e5787
published online: January 18, 2017
article type: Letter
received: February 23, 2016
accepted: November 26, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.5787

how to cite: Kazemi T, Taheri F, Hajihosseini M. Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases in Iranian Children: The 25 × 25 Target. Iran J Pediatr. 2017;27(1):e5787. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.5787.

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