Can religion help prevent obesity? Religious messages and the prevalence of being overweight or obese among Korean women in California.

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Published in J Sci Study Relig on January 01, 2010

Authors

John W Ayers1, C Richard Hofstetter, Veronica L Irvin, Yoonju Song, Hae-Ryun Park, Hee-Yong Paik, Melbourne F Hovell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health, Behavior & Society John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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