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Obesity around Retirement Age: International Comparison Using SHARE Cover

Obesity around Retirement Age: International Comparison Using SHARE

By: Filip Pertold  
Open Access
|Mar 2020

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 18
Submitted on: Oct 9, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 29, 2019
Published on: Mar 13, 2020
Published by: University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica, Faculty of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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