Social and Economic Determinants of Obesity

Handbook of Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology: Volume 1, Third Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 445-452

  McLaren, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 84879369176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b16473-45     Document Type: Chapter

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