Obesity in civilian adults: Potential impact on eligibility for U.S. military enlistment

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1160-1165

  Yamane, Grover K ^a,b  

^a USAF MC SFS   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EMPLOYABILITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36149000504     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.11.1160     Document Type: Article

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