An international perspective on obesity, health and physical activity: Current trends and challenges in China and Asia

Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-23

  Parizkova, Jana ^a   Chin, Ming Kai ^b   Chia, Michael ^c   Yang, Jingzhen ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547331180     PISSN: 1728869X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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