Living environment, physical activity and health;Wohnen, bewegung und gesundheit

Public Health Forum

Volumn 15, Issue 56, 2007, Pages

  Schöppe, Stephanie ^b   Braubach, Matthias ^a  

^a Zentrum fur Umwelt und Gesundheit   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 47149113344     PISSN: 09445587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phf.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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