The determinants of body mass in Greece: Evidence from the National Health Survey
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Body mass index; obesity; ordered probit; unconditional quantile regression; Greece.;JEL classification:
- C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
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