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. 2020 Oct 16:4:100040.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100040. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Identifying actionable lifestyle risk factors for obesity research and intervention: Challenges and opportunities for Pacific Island health researchers

Kelsey N Dancause  1 , Kathryn M Olszowy  2
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Identifying actionable lifestyle risk factors for obesity research and intervention: Challenges and opportunities for Pacific Island health researchers

Kelsey N Dancause et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. .
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Conceptual model of interacting individual, cultural, political, and economic factors that shape obesity risk across the life course.
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