Prevalence of overweight and self-reported chronic diseases among residents in Pulau Kundur, Kelantan, Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 162-167

  Mohd Nazri Bin, Shafei ^a,b   Kamarul Imran, M ^a   Mohd Ismail, I ^a   Ahmad Faris, A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

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EID: 39649099994     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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