Country of birth and body mass index: A national study of 2,000 immigrants in Sweden
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 19 (11) , 1005-1010
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-004-0159-4
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