A pilot study on obesity prevalence and health habits in Mexican college students;Estudio piloto sobre prevalencia de obesidad en universitarios mexicanos y hábitos de salud relacionados

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 623-638

  San Pedro, Emilio Moreno ^a   Vázquez, Laura ^a   Gutiérrez, Gustavo ^a   Aguilar, M Luz Martínez ^a   Quevedo, Magdalena ^a   Valladares, María R González ^a   Ochoa, Gloria Salas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Obesity; Risk taking behaviours; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350297702     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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