Global and national socioeconomic disparities in obesity, overweight, and underweight status

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Moore, Spencer ^a,b   Hall, Justin N ^a   Harper, Sam ^c   Lynch, John W ^c,d,e  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79251514871     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/514674     Document Type: Article

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