Understanding the differences in obesity among working adults between Taiwan and China;Chinese Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-95

  Shimokawa, Satoru ^a   Chang, Hung Hao ^b   Pinstrup Andersen, Per ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; China; Obesity; Socioeconomic factors; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; TAIWAN;

CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 67649998631     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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