Socio-economic factors and prevalence of underweight and overweight among female students in Poland

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-318

  Pawlinska Chmara R ^a   Wronka, I ^b   Suliga, E ^c   Broczek, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

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EID: 35148852555     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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