The “True” Prevalence of Obesity:A comparison of objective weight and height measures versus self-reported and calibrated data
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0281-3432,1502-7724
DOI: 10.3109/02813438909088651