Lifestyle in Curaçao: Smoking, alcohol consumption, eating habits and exercise

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-14

  Grol, M E C ^a   Halabi, Y T ^a   Gerstenbluth, I ^a   Alberts, J F ^a   O'Niel, J ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; SMOKING;

EID: 0031091399     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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