Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Turkey

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-290

  Hatemi, Husrev ^a   Yumuk, Volkan Demirhan ^a   Turan, Nurten ^b   Arik, Nurol ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84885886572     PISSN: 15404196     EISSN: 15578518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1540419031361363     Document Type: Article

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