“Globesization”: Ecological Evidence On The Relationship Between Fast Food Outlets and Obesity Among 26 Advanced Economies
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text: 245 Words text: 1,886 Tables: 1 Figures: 1 References: 24 Correspondence to: Roberto De Vogli, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029 (US) (email: [email protected]).
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An ecological study of the relationship between social and environmental determinants of obesity.
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