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. 2005 Oct;2(4):A02.
Epub 2005 Sep 15.

Obesity, health disparities, and prevention paradigms: hard questions and hard choices

Shiriki Kumanyika  1
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Obesity, health disparities, and prevention paradigms: hard questions and hard choices

Shiriki Kumanyika. Prev Chronic Dis. 2005 Oct.
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