Factors associated with obesity among workers in a metropolitan waterworks authority

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1057-1065

  Kantachuvessiri, Aree ^a   Sirivichayakul, Chukiat ^a   Kaewkungwal, Jaranit ^a   Tungtrongchitr, Rungsunn ^a   Lotrakul, Manote ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 27744441640     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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