Cash Component of Conditional Cash Transfer Program Is Associated with Higher Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure in Adults
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-3166,1541-6100
DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.090506