Perceptions of overweight African women about acceptable body size of women and children

scientific article published in June 1999

Perceptions of overweight African women about acceptable body size of women and children is …
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P356DOI10.4102/CURATIONIS.V22I2.719
P698PubMed publication ID11040616

P2093author name stringK Steyn
J Dick
Z Mvo
P433issue2
P921main subjectobesityQ12174
P304page(s)27-31
P577publication date1999-06-01
P1433published inCurationis: accredited research journal of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South AfricaQ15749630
P1476titlePerceptions of overweight African women about acceptable body size of women and children
P478volume22

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