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. 2000 Nov 4;321(7269):1158.

Standard definition of child overweight and obesity worldwide. Authors' standard compares well with WHO standard

Y Wang, J Q Wang
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Standard definition of child overweight and obesity worldwide. Authors' standard compares well with WHO standard

Y Wang et al. BMJ. .
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