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Yancey, A.K., Pronk, N.P., Cole, B.L. (2007). Workplace Approaches to Obesity Prevention. In: Kumanyika, S., Brownson, R.C. (eds) Handbook of Obesity Prevention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47860-9_15

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