Obesity and its relationship with occupational injury in the Canadian workforce

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Janssen, Ian ^a   Bacon, Eric ^a   Pickett, William ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84861370491     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/531403     Document Type: Article

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