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Implication of socio-economic status on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek adults: the ATTICA study

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  • Manios, Yannis
  • Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.
  • Pitsavos, Christos
  • Polychronopoulos, Evangelos
  • Stefanadis, Christodoulos

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  • Manios, Yannis & Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B. & Pitsavos, Christos & Polychronopoulos, Evangelos & Stefanadis, Christodoulos, 2005. "Implication of socio-economic status on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek adults: the ATTICA study," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(2), pages 224-232, October.
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