Rural-urban differences in obesity1

Rural Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-305

  Sobal, Jeffery ^a   Troiano, Richard P ^a   Frongillo Jr , Edward A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0001085530     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1996.tb00621.x     Document Type: Article

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