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Influence of urbanisation on physical activity and dietary changes in Huli-speaking population: a comparative study of village dwellers and migrants in urban settlements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Taro Yamauchi*
Affiliation:
Department of Human Ecology, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Masahiro Umezaki
Affiliation:
Department of Human Ecology, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Ryutaro Ohtsuka
Affiliation:
Department of Human Ecology, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
*
*Corresponding author: Dr T Yamauchi, fax +81 3 5841 3395 email taro@humeco.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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