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. 2005 Feb 1;172(3):309-10; author reply 310-1.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1041328.

Definitions of pediatric obesity

Geoff D C Ball, Noreen D Willows
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Definitions of pediatric obesity

Geoff D C Ball et al. CMAJ. .
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