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Weight- perception in male career firefighters and its association with cardiovascular risk factors

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, and is also increasing among public safety professionals like firefighters who are expected to be fit and more active. The present study evaluates the associations among Body Mass Index (BMI), weight perception and car...

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Autores principales: Baur, Dorothee M, Christophi, Costas A, Tsismenakis, Antonios J, Jahnke, Sara A, Kales, Stefanos N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22731991
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-480