Wage Penalties or Wage Premiums? A Socioeconomic Analysis of Gender Disparity in Obesity in Urban China
Global obesity as a major public health problem has increased at pandemic rate, with men often outpacing women. Survey data show that the overall prevalence of obesity is higher among women than men, yet in high-income developed countries, the prevalence of overweight is higher among men than women....
Main Authors: | Jiangli Dou, Limin Du, Ken Wang, Hailin Sun, Chenggang Zhang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/19/7004 |
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