Perceived weight status may contribute to education inequalities in five-year weight change among mid-aged women
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1326-0200
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00705.x