Predictors of physician overweight and obesity in the USA: An empiric analysis

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 315-319

  La Puma, John ^a   Szapary, Philippe ^b   Maki, Kevin C ^c  

^a Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutrition and Healthy Weight   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Provident Clinical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Doctors; Health education; Nutrition; Obesity; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 26944481055     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650510625502     Document Type: Review

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