Overweight and obesity amongst Black women in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: A 'disease' of perception in an area of high HIV prevalence

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Devanathan, Rynal ^a   Esterhuizen, Tonya M ^a   Govender, Romona D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 84925760411     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.450     Document Type: Article

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