Beyond BMI: The value of more accurate measures of fatness and obesity in social science research
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- 29 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 27 (2) , 519-529
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.05.005
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