Awareness and preventive practices of obesity among young women in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2023-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2080-2234
Language: English
Page range: 43 - 48
Submitted on: Aug 8, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 4, 2022
Published on: Mar 2, 2023
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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