Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood

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Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood. / Corrado, Luisa; Distante, Roberta; Joxhe, Majlinda.

I: Spatial Economic Analysis, Bind 14, Nr. 4, 09.07.2019, s. 425-445.

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Corrado, L, Distante, R & Joxhe, M 2019, 'Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood', Spatial Economic Analysis, bind 14, nr. 4, s. 425-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2019.1626020

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Corrado, L., Distante, R., & Joxhe, M. (2019). Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood. Spatial Economic Analysis, 14(4), 425-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2019.1626020

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Corrado L, Distante R, Joxhe M. Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood. Spatial Economic Analysis. 2019 jul. 9;14(4):425-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2019.1626020

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Corrado, Luisa ; Distante, Roberta ; Joxhe, Majlinda. / Body mass index and social interactions from adolescence to adulthood. I: Spatial Economic Analysis. 2019 ; Bind 14, Nr. 4. s. 425-445.

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