Prevalence of Obesity and Contributing Factors among Sherpa Women in Urban and Rural Nepal

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 519-528

  Smith, Chery ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346941150     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:4<519::aid-ajhb12>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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