SECULAR TRENDS IN SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY OF OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES

Research on Economic Inequality

Volumn 12, Issue , 2004, Pages 481-499

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Wang, Youfa ^a  

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EID: 36148987143     PISSN: 10492585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-2585(04)12020-6     Document Type: Review

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